GRAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GRAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about GRAIL
- The same 5 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 GRAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Arthurian legend, the cup or dish said to have been used at the Last Supper and sought by knights on a long, difficult quest; more broadly, an object of great and often elusive desire.
Medieval legends describe the grail as a sacred vessel guarded in a hidden castle, and knights such as Percival and Galahad devote themselves to finding it, often failing because they are not judged worthy. Because the quest for the grail is so famously long, uncertain, and rarely successful, the word grail is now used far outside the old legend for any goal that is extremely hard to reach, as in the phrase holy grail of a field of research. The capitalized form Holy Grail refers specifically to the legendary object, while the lowercase grail is often used more loosely.
How GRAIL is used
Used both in retellings of the Arthurian legend and, very commonly today, in the phrase holy grail to describe a difficult and highly prized goal.
- The knights in the story spend years searching for the grail.
- Scientists called the discovery the grail of their entire research program.
- The novel reimagines the grail as a hidden manuscript rather than a cup.
- Investors sometimes chase the grail of a guaranteed, risk-free return.
- Only the purest knight was said to be able to see the grail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRAIL
The 5 tiles of GRAIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GRAIL
3 longer words begin with GRAIL.
Words ending in GRAIL
2 words end in GRAIL. Useful as a back hook: play GRAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRAIL inside
6 words contain GRAIL in the middle. Words that start with GRAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAIL
Common questions about GRAIL
- Is GRAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAIL worth?
- GRAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAIL mean?
- In Arthurian legend, the cup or dish said to have been used at the Last Supper and sought by knights on a long, difficult quest; more broadly, an object of great and often elusive desire.
- What letters can be added to GRAIL?
- GRAIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRAIL:
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