GRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GRATE 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 GRATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRATE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about GRATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 GRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To shred food into small pieces or fine shavings by rubbing it against a rough, perforated surface.
Cooks grate hard ingredients such as cheese, carrots, or nutmeg into small pieces so they blend more easily into a dish or melt more evenly when heated. The same word also names the metal frame that holds burning coal or wood inside a fireplace, and it can describe an unpleasant, grinding sound or a habit that irritates someone, as when a noise grates on the nerves. All these uses of grate share the idea of rough, repeated contact.
How GRATE is used
Common as a kitchen verb, as in to grate cheese, and less often as a noun for the metal bars of a fireplace.
- She began to grate a block of cheddar for the sauce.
- He likes to grate fresh ginger into his tea.
- The cook grated the carrots into thin orange strips.
- Ash had gathered beneath the iron grate of the fireplace.
- His constant complaining began to grate on everyone in the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRATE
The 5 tiles of GRATE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with GRATE
11 longer words begin with GRATE.
Words ending in GRATE
15 words end in GRATE. Useful as a back hook: play GRATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRATE inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain GRATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GRATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRATE
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Common questions about GRATE
- Is GRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRATE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRATE worth?
- GRATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRATE mean?
- To shred food into small pieces or fine shavings by rubbing it against a rough, perforated surface.
- What letters can be added to GRATE?
- GRATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRATE:
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