SANDGROUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SANDGROUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANDGROUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDGROUSE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDGROUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sandgrousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANDGROUSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SANDGROUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANDGROUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANDGROUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A plump, pigeon-like ground bird of dry regions in Africa, Asia and southern Europe.
A sandgrouse has long pointed wings and flies far each day to reach water. Males famously soak their belly feathers to carry water back to the chicks.
How SANDGROUSE is used
Used by naturalists for birds of the family Pteroclididae.
- A sandgrouse flew in at dawn to drink.
- The desert guide pointed out a sandgrouse nest.
- Each sandgrouse blended perfectly with the stony ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDGROUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANDGROUSE
The 10 tiles of SANDGROUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SANDGROUSE
1 longer words begin with SANDGROUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDGROUSE
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Common questions about SANDGROUSE
- Is SANDGROUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDGROUSE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDGROUSE worth?
- SANDGROUSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDGROUSE mean?
- A plump, pigeon-like ground bird of dry regions in Africa, Asia and southern Europe.
- What letters can be added to SANDGROUSE?
- SANDGROUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SANDGROUSE:
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