GRAINY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRAINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAINY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAINY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAINY
No single letter turns GRAINY into another word.
How GRAINY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRAINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,133.
What does GRAINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a rough, granular look or feel, or showing visible specks like those of a coarse photograph.
Grainy is used for surfaces with a gritty texture, for wood whose natural pattern shows strongly, and for pictures made up of visible dots. A grainy photograph is often one taken in poor light or enlarged too far. Sound recordings can be called grainy too when they have a rough, scratchy quality.
How GRAINY is used
Common in descriptions of photographs, wood, film and texture.
- The grainy photograph showed only a blurred figure.
- She sanded the grainy plank until it felt smooth.
- The old film looks grainy on a large screen.
- Grainy mustard gives the sauce a pleasant bite.
- His voice on the tape was grainy and distant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAINY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRAINY
The 6 tiles of GRAINY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAINY
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Common questions about GRAINY
- Is GRAINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAINY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAINY worth?
- GRAINY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAINY mean?
- Having a rough, granular look or feel, or showing visible specks like those of a coarse photograph.
- What letters can be added to GRAINY?
- No single letter can be added to GRAINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRAINY:
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