grandfather

1. A forefather; an ancestor.

2. The father of one's father or mother.

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1. To permit to continue under a grandfather clause.

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1. To exempt (one involved in an activity or business) from new regulations: The new ordinance restricts the size of billboards, but it grandfathers those erected before 1997.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
grandfather	19	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ad	3
ae	2
ag	3
ah	5
an	2
ar	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
ef	5
eh	5
en	2
er	2
et	2
fa	5
fe	5
ha	5
he	5
na	2
ne	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aah	6
aft	6
aga	4
age	4
aha	6
ana	3
and	4
ane	3
ant	3
are	3
arf	6
art	3
ate	3
dag	5
dah	7
dan	4
def	7
den	4
ear	3
eat	3
edh	7
eft	6
end	4
eng	4
era	3
erg	4
ern	3
err	3
eta	3
eth	6
fad	7
fag	7
fah	9
fan	6
far	6
fat	6
fed	7
feh	9
fen	6
fer	6
fet	6
gad	5
gae	4
gan	4
gar	4
gat	4
ged	5
gen	4
get	4
grr	4
had	7
hae	6
hag	7
hat	6
hen	6
her	6
het	6
nae	3
nag	4
nah	6
neg	4
net	3
nth	6
rad	4
rag	4
rah	6
ran	3
rat	3
red	4
ref	6
reg	4
ret	3
tad	4
tae	3
tag	4
tan	3
tar	3
tea	3
ted	4
teg	4
ten	3
the	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
afar	7
agar	5
aged	6
ager	5
agha	8
ahed	8
anga	5
anta	4
ante	4
area	4
areg	5
argh	8
daft	8
dang	6
dare	5
darn	5
dart	5
data	5
date	5
deaf	8
dean	5
dear	5
deft	8
dent	5
drag	6
drat	5
dreg	6
earn	4
eath	7
egad	6
etna	4
fade	8
fane	7
fang	8
fard	8
fare	7
fate	7
fear	7
feat	7
fend	8
fern	7
feta	7
frae	7
frag	8
frat	7
fret	7
gaed	6
gaen	5
gane	5
gate	5
gear	5
gent	5
geta	5
ghat	8
gnar	5
gnat	5
grad	6
gran	5
grat	5
haaf	10
haar	7
hade	8
haed	8
haen	7
haet	7
haft	10
hand	8
hang	8
hant	7
hard	8
hare	7
hart	7
hate	7
head	8
hear	7
heat	7
heft	10
hent	7
herd	8
hern	7
nada	5
naga	5
nard	5
near	4
neat	4
nerd	5
raft	7
raga	5
rage	5
rand	5
rang	5
rant	4
rare	4
rate	4
rath	7
read	5
rear	4
reft	7
rend	5
rent	4
rhea	7
tahr	7
tang	5
tare	4
tarn	4
tear	4
tend	5
tern	4
thae	7
than	7
then	7
trad	5
tref	7
nare	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aahed	9
aargh	9
adage	7
after	8
agate	6
agent	6
ahead	9
anear	5
anger	6
antae	5
anted	6
antra	5
antre	5
arena	5
arhat	8
darer	6
dater	6
death	9
defat	9
denar	6
derat	6
draft	9
drear	6
earth	8
fader	9
fadge	10
faena	8
fanga	9
farad	9
fared	9
farer	8
fated	9
frena	8
ganef	9
garda	7
garth	9
gated	7
gater	6
gerah	9
gnarr	6
grade	7
graft	9
grana	6
grand	7
grant	6
grate	6
great	6
hared	9
hated	9
hater	8
heard	9
heart	8
neath	8
radar	6
raged	7
rager	6
range	6
rared	6
ratan	5
rated	6
rater	5
rathe	8
reata	5
redan	6
regna	6
reran	5
retag	6
tanga	6
tared	6
targa	6
targe	6
tarre	5
terga	6
terra	5
thane	8
thegn	9
trade	6
tread	6
trefa	8
trend	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aarrgh	10
adnate	7
afeard	10
afghan	13
agenda	8
agnate	7
agrafe	10
anther	9
ardent	7
argent	7
arrant	6
dafter	10
danger	8
darner	7
darter	7
dearth	10
defang	11
defrag	11
dharna	10
errand	7
errant	6
errata	6
fanega	10
fanged	11
father	12
fraena	9
frater	9
gander	8
garden	8
garner	7
garnet	7
garred	8
garret	7
garter	7
gather	10
grader	8
grated	8
grater	7
hafted	13
hafter	12
hander	10
hangar	10
hanged	11
hanger	10
hanted	10
harden	10
harder	10
hatred	10
rafted	10
rafter	9
ranged	8
ranger	7
ranted	7
ranter	6
rather	9
regard	8
rehang	10
retard	7
tanged	8
tarred	7
thenar	9
thread	10
trader	7
trefah	12
fanart	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arrange	8
drafter	11
dragnet	9
engraft	11
farther	13
fathead	14
gardant	9
gnarred	9
gradate	9
grafted	12
grafter	11
grander	9
granted	9
granter	8
narrate	7
redraft	11
regraft	11
regrant	8
tanager	8
thanage	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arranged	10
fragrant	12
hangared	13
narrated	9

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
regardant	11

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
grandfather	19