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Griot

g 2r 1i 1o 1t 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 5 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does griot mean?

noun

  1. a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village

Is GRIOT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is GRIOT worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
g 2r 1i 1o 1t 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
g 3r 1i 1o 1t 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
g 3r 1i 1o 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
g 4r 1i 1o 1t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GRIOT

Anagrams 1

trigo

Hooks for GRIOT

Add one letter to the front or back of GRIOT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

griots

Words that end like GRIOT

Common words that share the ending -IOT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

riotidiotchariotpatriotcompatriot
All words ending in -IOT

Griot: quick answers

Is GRIOT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GRIOT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GRIOT worth?
GRIOT scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does griot mean?
As a noun, griot means “a storyteller in West Africa”.
What words can you make with the letters in GRIOT?
You can make 31 shorter words from GRIOT, such as GIRO, GIRT, GORI, GRIT. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of GRIOT?
GRIOT rearranges into TRIGO.