Definition of grandfather

"grandfather" in the noun sense

1. grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa

the father of your father or mother

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Quotations for grandfather

Grandfather's servants are never good. [ Proverb ]

So yourself be good, a fig for your grandfather. [ Proverb ]

No man whatever believes, or can believe, exactly what his grandfather believed. [ Carlyle ]

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grandfather in Scrabble®

The word grandfather is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters grandfather:

GRANDFATHER

(180)

GRANDFATHER

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

arrange, drafter, dragnet, engraft, farther, fathead, gnarred, gradate, grafted, grafter, grander, granted, granter, narrate, redraft, regraft, regrant, tanager

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In grandfather

GRANDFATHER

(180)

GRANDFATHER

(180)

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grandfather in Words With Friends™

The word grandfather is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters grandfather:

GRANDFATHER

(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

arrange, drafter, dragnet, engraft, farther, fathead, gnarred, gradate, grafted, grafter, grander, granted, granter, narrate, redraft, regraft, regrant, tanager

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word grandfather

GRANDFATHER

(288)

GRANDFATHER

(270)

GRANDFATHER

(234)

GRANDFATHER

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In grandfather

GRANDFATHER

(288)

GRANDFATHER

(270)

GRANDFATHER

(234)

GRANDFATHER

(144)

GRANDFATHER

(132)

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FARTHER

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GRAFTER

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REGRAFT

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DRAFTER

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GRANDFATHER

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GRANDFATHER

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GRANDFATHER

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GRANDFATHER

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Words within the letters of grandfather

2 letter words in grandfather (15 words)

aa ad ag ah an ar at ef eh en fa ha he re ta

3 letter words in grandfather (45 words)

aah aft age aha and ant are art ate den ear eat end era erg err eta fad fan far fat fed fen gad get had hag hat hen her het nag net rag ran rat red ref tad tag tan tar tea ten the

4 letter words in grandfather (64 words)

5 letter words in grandfather (47 words)

6 letter words in grandfather (53 words)

7 letter words in grandfather (18 words)

arrange drafter dragnet engraft farther fathead gnarred gradate grafted grafter grander granted granter narrate redraft regraft regrant tanager

8 letter words in grandfather (3 words)

arranged fragrant narrated

11 letter words in grandfather (1 word)

grandfather

grandfather + 1 blank (1 word)

grandfathers

grandfather + 2 blanks (2 words)

grandfathered grandfatherly

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Words containing the sequence grandfather

Words that start with grandfather (7 words)

grandfather grandfathered grandfathering grandfatherish grandfatherless grandfatherly grandfathers

Words with grandfather in them (2 words)

grandfather greatgrandfathers

Words that end with grandfather (2 words)

grandfather greatgrandfather

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Word Growth involving grandfather

Shorter words in grandfather

at fat father

fa fat father

he her father

he the father

an and rand grand

an ran rand grand

Longer words containing grandfather

grandfathered

grandfathering

grandfatherish

grandfatherless

grandfatherly

grandfathers greatgrandfathers

greatgrandfather greatgrandfathers