GRAYNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRAYNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAYNESS?
| 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 GRAYNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAYNESS
No single letter turns GRAYNESS into another word.
How GRAYNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRAYNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRAYNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRAYNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The quality or state of being gray, whether in colour or in a dull, lifeless mood.
Painters talk about the grayness of a winter sky, and writers stretch the word to cover dull routines or tired faces. It is the American spelling, matching greyness in British usage.
How GRAYNESS is used
Grayness describes colour literally and gloom figuratively.
- The grayness of the morning made everyone sleepy.
- A deep grayness settled over the harbour.
- He noticed the grayness in her hair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAYNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAYNESS
1 longer words begin with GRAYNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAYNESS
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Common questions about GRAYNESS
- Is GRAYNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAYNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAYNESS worth?
- GRAYNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAYNESS mean?
- The quality or state of being gray, whether in colour or in a dull, lifeless mood.
- What letters can be added to GRAYNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GRAYNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRAYNESS:
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