Is GIRANDOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GIRANDOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GIRANDOLES mean?
Girandoles is a form of GIRANDOLE.
- noun
an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + I (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 GIRANDOLES
GIRANDOLES 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 GIRANDOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alongside11
- dialogers11
- draglines11
- girandole11
- grandiose11
- organdies11
- organised11
- reloading11
- soldering11
- geraniols10
- regionals10
- agonised10
- danglers10
- danglier10
- darlings10
- dealigns10
- dealings10
- deraigns10
- diagnose10
- dialoger10
- donegals10
- dragline10
- glanders10
- goldarns10
- goliards10
- gradines10
- leadings10
- loadings10
- lordings10
- organdie10
- readings10
- sidelong10
- signaled10
- sloganed10
- aligners9
- aneroids9
- anodiser9
- darioles9
- engrails9
- gasolier9
- gasoline9
- geraniol9
- girasole9
- islander9
- ladrones9
- lasering9
- nargiles9
- ordinals9
- organise9
- realigns9
- regional9
- resoling9
- seraglio9
- signaler9
- slangier9
- solander9
- adoring9
- aligned9
- dangers9
- dangler9
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