GRIEVANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GRIEVANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIEVANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIEVANCE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIEVANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grievancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIEVANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRIEVANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRIEVANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRIEVANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A real or imagined wrong that gives a person cause to complain.
Workers can file a formal grievance with their employer, and people also nurse a private grievance for years. It implies a sense of unfair treatment more than mere annoyance.
How GRIEVANCE is used
Used in workplaces, law and everyday talk about complaints and resentment.
- She filed a grievance over unpaid overtime.
- He carried a grievance against his old school for decades.
- The union listed its main grievances in a letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIEVANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIEVANCE
1 longer words begin with GRIEVANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIEVANCE
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Common questions about GRIEVANCE
- Is GRIEVANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIEVANCE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIEVANCE worth?
- GRIEVANCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIEVANCE mean?
- A real or imagined wrong that gives a person cause to complain.
- What letters can be added to GRIEVANCE?
- GRIEVANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRIEVANCE:
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