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Is GERM a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list GERM is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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What does GERM mean?

  1. nounanything that provides inspiration for later work
  2. nouna small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
  3. nouna minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

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Hooks for GERM

Add a letter to make a new word: GERMS, GERMY.

Words inside GERM

See all 8 words you can make from GERM

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up GERM in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is GERM a Scrabble word?

GERM is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is GERM worth?

GERM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does GERM mean?

Anything that provides inspiration for later work.