GRAVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRAVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAVEL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAVEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAVEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAVEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRAVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does GRAVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Small stones and coarse sand mixed together, used to surface paths and roads.
Gravel is a loose mass of small, rounded stones, often found in river beds and quarried for building. Drives, garden paths and railway tracks are commonly laid with it. As a verb it means to cover a surface with the material, and in informal use to annoy someone, as in the phrase what gravels me. A gravelly voice is a low, rough one.
How GRAVEL is used
Everyday word in building and gardening; the verb is less common.
- The gravel crunched under the car tyres.
- They spread fresh gravel along the garden path.
- A child threw a handful of gravel into the pond.
- Workers will gravel the lane before winter.
- It really does gravel me when people leave gates open.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAVEL
12 longer words begin with GRAVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAVEL
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Common questions about GRAVEL
- Is GRAVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAVEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAVEL worth?
- GRAVEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAVEL mean?
- Small stones and coarse sand mixed together, used to surface paths and roads.
- What letters can be added to GRAVEL?
- GRAVEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRAVEL:
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