GRUMPHIE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRUMPHIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRUMPHIE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRUMPHIE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRUMPHIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grumphiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRUMPHIE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRUMPHIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRUMPHIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRUMPHIE
- All 8 letters of GRUMPHIE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRUMPHIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A pig, in a friendly Scots nickname.
Grumphie is an affectionate dialect name that imitates the grunting sound of the animal. It turns up in Scottish verse, children's rhymes and farm talk, and has the same meaning as the spelling grumphy.
How GRUMPHIE is used
Grumphie is Scots and is used playfully or in dialect writing.
- The old grumphie rooted about in the farmyard.
- She scratched the grumphie behind the ears.
- A fat grumphie lay asleep in the straw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUMPHIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRUMPHIE
1 longer words begin with GRUMPHIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUMPHIE
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Common questions about GRUMPHIE
- Is GRUMPHIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUMPHIE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUMPHIE worth?
- GRUMPHIE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUMPHIE mean?
- A pig, in a friendly Scots nickname.
- What letters can be added to GRUMPHIE?
- GRUMPHIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRUMPHIE:
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