GRIEVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRIEVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIEVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIEVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIEVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIEVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRIEVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What stands out about GRIEVE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRIEVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel deep sorrow, especially because of a death or loss.
Grieve describes the pain of loss, and it can be used of someone mourning a person or of a quieter regret over something gone. It can also mean to cause such sorrow in another, as in it grieves me to see you like this. A separate noun spelled grieve, from the Scots, means a farm overseer or bailiff. The verb is closely tied to the noun grief.
How GRIEVE is used
Common and somewhat formal; used of bereavement and strong regret.
- The whole village came together to grieve for the lost sailors.
- She continued to grieve long after the funeral.
- It will grieve him to hear the news.
- Parents grieve in different ways.
- The old farm grieve kept the accounts for the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIEVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRIEVE
The 6 tiles of GRIEVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GRIEVE
4 longer words begin with GRIEVE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIEVE
Common questions about GRIEVE
- Is GRIEVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIEVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIEVE worth?
- GRIEVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIEVE mean?
- To feel deep sorrow, especially because of a death or loss.
- What letters can be added to GRIEVE?
- GRIEVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRIEVE:
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