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/ˈɡɑɹ.d(ə)n/
nounverbadjective

Garden meaning: an outdoor area with plants, often grown for food or ornament; GARDEN scores 8 Scrabble points and has four anagrams.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

    “flower garden; herb garden; rose garden; vegetable garden”

  2. The grounds at the front or back of a house.

    “This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.”

  3. A road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.

    “32 Windsor Gardens.”

  4. The twentieth Lenormand card.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

    “I love to garden—this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.”

  2. Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus).

Similar and opposite words

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Garden names an outdoor area containing plants, commonly food crops or ornamentals. The word is familiar in everyday English, and its six letters rearrange into DANGER, RANGED, GANDER and GRANDE. That mix gives GARDEN a straightforward meaning but several less obvious word-game connections.

GARDEN at a glance

  • GARDEN has six letters: G and D are worth 2 points apiece; A, R, E and N are worth 1 each.
  • Its letters sort to ADEGNR, and its anagrams include DANGER, RANGED, GANDER and GRANDE.
  • Three one-letter neighbours are WARDEN, HARDEN and FARDEN.
  • GARDEN is common in frequency data, with a Zipf score of 4.77.

How does GARDEN score 8 points?

GARDEN scores 8 points in Scrabble before any board premiums. G and D contribute 2 points each, while A, R, E and N add 1 point each. Together, G and D supply four of the eight points.

No tile in GARDEN is worth more than 2, so the score comes from placing all six letters across premium squares rather than relying on one costly tile. A letter or word multiplier changes the total; the base value stays 8.

Garden meaning, anagrams and neighbours

The garden meaning is an outdoor area with one or more kinds of plants, usually grown for food or decoration. That definition fits ordinary use, from a patch of vegetables to a planted ornamental space.

Four anagrams use the same letters: DANGER, RANGED, GANDER and GRANDE. DANGER and RANGED are familiar choices; GRANDE is less likely to come to mind when you first rearrange ADEGNR.

A one-letter change produces WARDEN or HARDEN, while FARDEN is another neighbour. WARDEN and HARDEN are more familiar; check your game's word list before relying on FARDEN. GARDEN also rhymes with GOLDEN, HIDDEN and SUDDEN, among 12 recorded rhymes.

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • WARDEN10
  • HARDEN10
  • FARDEN10

Questions people ask

Is GARDEN a common word?
Yes, GARDEN is a common English word. Its frequency count is 27,044, with a frequency rank of 1,711. The meaning is an outdoor area containing plants, often grown for food or ornamental purposes.
What words can you make from GARDEN?
The four anagrams of GARDEN are DANGER, RANGED, GANDER and GRANDE. Each rearranges the same six letters: A, D, E, G, N and R. The familiar options are DANGER and RANGED.
How many points is GARDEN worth in Scrabble?
GARDEN is worth 8 points before board bonuses. G and D are worth 2 points each; A, R, E and N are worth 1 each. Premium squares can change the final play score, but not the base tile value.

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