GRYPHON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRYPHON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRYPHON?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRYPHON is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRYPHON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gryphonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRYPHON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRYPHON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What stands out about GRYPHON
- GRYPHON gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRYPHON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
The gryphon was a symbol of strength and vigilance and appears on coats of arms, in medieval art and in fantasy stories. It is the same creature as the griffin, which is the more usual spelling. The gryphon spelling is found in names, books and games.
How GRYPHON is used
Gryphon appears in heraldry, mythology and fantasy fiction as a variant spelling of griffin.
- A stone gryphon guarded the gate of the old library.
- The knight carried a shield painted with a golden gryphon.
- In the story, the gryphon carried the child over the mountains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRYPHON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRYPHON
1 longer words begin with GRYPHON.
Shorter words from the letters in GRYPHON
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Common questions about GRYPHON
- Is GRYPHON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRYPHON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRYPHON worth?
- GRYPHON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRYPHON mean?
- A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
- What letters can be added to GRYPHON?
- GRYPHON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRYPHON:
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