GROUCHINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GROUCHINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROUCHINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROUCHINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROUCHINESS
No single letter turns GROUCHINESS into another word.
How GROUCHINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GROUCHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROUCHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GROUCHINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A bad-tempered, grumbling mood.
Grouchiness is the sort of low-level crossness that comes from tiredness, hunger or a bad morning rather than real anger. It tends to pass quickly once the cause is dealt with.
How GROUCHINESS is used
Grouchiness is an informal word, said of moods in families and workplaces.
- His grouchiness vanished after a hot breakfast.
- Lack of sleep brought on a day of grouchiness.
- Nobody could ignore the grouchiness of the morning crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROUCHINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROUCHINESS
1 longer words begin with GROUCHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GROUCHINESS
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Common questions about GROUCHINESS
- Is GROUCHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROUCHINESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROUCHINESS worth?
- GROUCHINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROUCHINESS mean?
- A bad-tempered, grumbling mood.
- What letters can be added to GROUCHINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GROUCHINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GROUCHINESS:
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