GROWN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GROWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROWN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROWN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROWN
No single letter turns GROWN into another word.
How GROWN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GROWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does GROWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having reached full physical development; adult or mature.
Grown describes someone or something that has finished growing and reached its full size or maturity, as in a grown man or a fully grown tree. The word also appears in compounds such as home-grown, describing produce raised locally rather than imported. Unlike simply the past form of the verb grow, this adjective use focuses on a finished state rather than an ongoing action.
How GROWN is used
Standard adjective, often paired with a noun as in grown woman or grown child, distinguishing an adult from a young one.
- He was a grown man with children of his own.
- The tree was fully grown by the time they returned.
- She acted like a grown adult despite her young age.
- Home-grown vegetables filled the market stall.
- Even as a grown woman, she still called her mother daily.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GROWN
The 5 tiles of GROWN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GROWN
2 longer words begin with GROWN.
Words ending in GROWN
11 words end in GROWN. Useful as a back hook: play GROWN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GROWN inside
2 words contain GROWN in the middle. Words that start with GROWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GROWN
Common questions about GROWN
- Is GROWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROWN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROWN worth?
- GROWN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROWN mean?
- Having reached full physical development; adult or mature.
- What letters can be added to GROWN?
- No single letter can be added to GROWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GROWN:
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