GROUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GROUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROUSE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROUSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GROUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about GROUSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GROUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plump game bird with feathered legs, found on moorland and in forests across Europe, Asia and North America.
A grouse has a rounded body, short wings and legs feathered down to the toes, an adaptation that helps it walk on snow and cold ground. Hunters have long prized grouse both for sport and for the table, and in Britain the shooting season traditionally opens on a date known as the Glorious Twelfth. The same spelling also gives an unrelated verb meaning to complain or grumble, though the two senses developed separately and are not thought to share an origin. Several distinct species carry the name, including the red grouse of Scottish moors and the ruffed grouse of North American woods.
How GROUSE is used
A common word in hunting, cooking and nature writing, referring to the bird rather than the unrelated verb meaning to complain.
- A grouse burst out of the heather as the dog approached.
- The lodge served roasted grouse for dinner during the season.
- Hunters walked the moor at dawn hoping to flush a grouse.
- The ruffed grouse drummed its wings to mark its territory.
- Snow had barely settled before a grouse crossed it, leaving small tracks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GROUSE
The 6 tiles of GROUSE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with GROUSE
6 longer words begin with GROUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in GROUSE
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Common questions about GROUSE
- Is GROUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROUSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROUSE worth?
- GROUSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROUSE mean?
- A plump game bird with feathered legs, found on moorland and in forests across Europe, Asia and North America.
- What letters can be added to GROUSE?
- GROUSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GROUSE:
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