Is GERMANE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GERMANE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GERMANE mean?
- adjective
relevant and appropriate
“he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GERMANE
GERMANE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GERMANE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- engram9
- german9
- germen9
- manege9
- manger9
- meager9
- meagre9
- menage9
- ragmen9
- meaner8
- rename8
- emerg8
- gamer8
- mange8
- marge8
- merge8
- regma8
- enrage7
- genera7
- ameer7
- enema7
- namer7
- ramee7
- ramen7
- reman7
- game7
- germ7
- gram7
- mage7
- marg7
- mega7
- agene6
- agree6
- anger6
- eager6
- eagre6
- genre6
- green6
- ragee6
- range6
- regna6
- amen6
- mane6
- mare6
- mean6
- mere6
- name6
- neem6
- nema6
- ream6
- gam6
- gem6
- mag6
- meg6
- arene5
- ranee5
- agee5
- ager5
- areg5
- eger5
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