Word Analysis:GRANITE

Overview

GRANITE8 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionariesAlso valid in French, German

This 7-letter word scores 8 points in Scrabble. Among its 4 valid anagrams are
gratine8,ingrate8,tangier8andtearing8
.
It appears in 6 longer words, including
granites9andgranitelike16
.
Add one letter to form words such as
granites9
.
Change one letter to create words such as
uranite7andgranita8
.

Definitionnoun

A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock used in building.

Also meansnoun

Unyielding firmness or toughness.

Basic Information

Letters & Points
G2
R1
A1
N1
I1
T1
E1
Length
7letters
Total Points
8points
Dictionaries
US VALID
UK VALID
Also valid in other languages
FrenchGerman

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern
G
R
A
N
I
T
E

Quick Plays

Common Extensions
granites9uranite7granita8

Anagrams (4)

Words using the exact same letters

GRATINE8INGRATE8TANGIER8TEARING8

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from GRANITE

One Letter Changes (2)

Same length, one letter swapped.

URANITE7GRANITA8

Minus 1 Letter (20)

One letter shorter, using only letters from GRANITE.

AIGRET7ARGENT7EARING7EATING7GAINER7GAITER7GARNET7GRAINE7INGATE7RATING7REAGIN7REGAIN7REGINA7TAEING7TAGINE7TANGIE7TARING7TEAING7TIRAGE7TRIAGE7

Minus 2 Letters (20)

2 letters shorter, using only letters from GRANITE.

AGENT6AGRIN6ANGER6ERING6GARNI6GIANT6GRAIN6GREIN6NGATI6NIGER6RANGE6RANGI6REGNA6REIGN6RENGA6RENIG6RETAG6TANGI6TERGA6TINGE6

Plus 1 Letter (20)

Every letter of GRANITE plus 1 more.

ARGENTIC11AVERTING12BERATING11CATERING11CITRANGE11CREATING11EARTHING12GRIEVANT12HEARTING12INGATHER12REACTING11REBATING11REMATING11RETAKING13RETAXING16TABERING11TAVERING12TWANGIER12VINTAGER12WATERING12

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of GRANITE plus 2 more.

ACCRETING14BETRAYING15BREATHING15FATHERING16GATHERING14GRANITIZE19INGRAFTED14MARKETING16NIGHTGEAR14NIGHTMARE15NIGHTWEAR16PERTAKING16RABBETING14RACHETING15RACKETING16RETACKING16THREADING14THREAPING15TRAPEZING21WREATHING16

Add a Letter and Rearrange (52)

Every word you can spell with GRANITE's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

+Aaerating9
+Bberating11rebating11tabering11
+Cargentic11catering11citrange11creating11reacting11
+Dderating10gradient10redating10treading10
+Eenargite9gratinee9interage9
+Hearthing12hearting12ingather12
+Kretaking13
+Lalerting9altering9integral9relating9tanglier9teraglin9triangle9
+Memigrant11remating11
+Pretaping11tapering11
+Sangriest9angstier9astringe9ganister9gantries9granites9ingrates9rangiest9reasting9stearing9tasering9
+Taretting9gnattier9treating9
+Vaverting12grievant12tavering12vintager12
+Wtwangier12watering12
+Xretaxing16

Drop a Letter and Rearrange (25)

One tile shorter, letters free to move.

EARING7GAINER7GRAINE7REAGIN7REGAIN7REGINA7EATING7INGATE7TAEING7TAGINE7TANGIE7TEAING7AIGRET7GAITER7TIRAGE7TRIAGE7ARGENT7GARNET7RATINE6RETAIN6

Common Word Patterns (5)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (1)

5-Letter Prefixes (1)

MICROGRANITE17

Suffixes by Length (4)

1-Letter Suffix (1)

GRANITES9

4-Letter Suffixes (2)

GRANITELIKE16GRANITEWARE15

5-Letter Suffixes (1)

GRANITEWARES16

Words Containing "GRANITE" (6)

Longer words that include your word

8 Letters (1)

GRANITES9

11 Letters (2)

GRANITELIKE16GRANITEWARE15

12 Letters (2)

GRANITEWARES16MICROGRANITE17

13 Letters (1)

MICROGRANITES18

High Scoring Words (6)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

microgranites18 pts
microgranite17 pts
granitelike16 pts
granitewares16 pts
graniteware15 pts
granites9 pts

Bingo Words (6)

Bonus scoring opportunities

8+ Letter Words (6)

GRANITES9GRANITELIKE16GRANITEWARE15GRANITEWARES16MICROGRANITE17MICROGRANITES18