GRAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GRAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GRAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about GRAD
- The same 4 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 GRAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A person who has completed a course of study, especially at college or university; a graduate.
Grad is a shortened, informal form of graduate, used for someone who has finished school, college or university, or for the ceremony marking that event, as in grad night. It is common in North American speech and increasingly heard elsewhere.
How GRAD is used
Informal shortening of graduate; frequent in North American compounds like grad school.
- She is a recent grad looking for her first job.
- The grad party lasted until midnight.
- He met his roommate through the grad school program.
- Every grad received a certificate at the ceremony.
- The college invited every grad back for the reunion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRAD
The 4 tiles of GRAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GRAD
Showing 24 of 72 words that begin with GRAD.
Words ending in GRAD
2 words end in GRAD. Useful as a back hook: play GRAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRAD inside
Showing 24 of 136 words that contain GRAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GRAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAD
Common questions about GRAD
- Is GRAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAD worth?
- GRAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAD mean?
- A person who has completed a course of study, especially at college or university; a graduate.
- What letters can be added to GRAD?
- GRAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GRAD:
Open GRAD in the Word Finder