GREY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GREY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GREY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GREY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Of a colour between black and white.
Grey and its other spelling are the same word, split by nationality rather than by meaning, and both have been used in Britain and America at different periods. The split hardened only in the twentieth century.
How GREY is used
American spelling: gray. Comparative greyer.
- A grey morning that never quite became daylight.
- The word grey is spelled differently in America.
- Greyer than it looked from indoors.
- Both spellings of grey were once used on both sides.
- The spelling split for grey hardened late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREY
The 4 tiles of GREY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GREY
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with GREY.
Shorter words from the letters in GREY
Common questions about GREY
- Is GREY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREY worth?
- GREY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREY mean?
- Of a colour between black and white.
- What letters can be added to GREY?
- GREY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GREY:
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