GRIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRIFF 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 GRIFF?
| 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 GRIFF is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRIFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 464,738.
What does GRIFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Inside information or a useful tip, especially about what is really going on in a situation.
Griff is used when someone wants the real story behind an event, as in asking a colleague for the griff on a decision before it becomes public. The word functions much like "the lowdown" or "the inside scoop", and speakers usually expect the griff to be accurate and worth acting on. It appears mainly in casual British and Australian speech rather than formal writing.
How GRIFF is used
Informal spoken usage, chiefly British and Australian, meaning reliable inside information.
- Give me the griff before the meeting starts.
- Nobody had the real griff on the merger.
- She always gets the griff first from her contacts.
- What is the griff on the new manager.
- He passed along the griff about the schedule change.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIFF
10 longer words begin with GRIFF.
Words ending in GRIFF
1 words end in GRIFF. Useful as a back hook: play GRIFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRIFF inside
1 words contain GRIFF in the middle. Words that start with GRIFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIFF
Common questions about GRIFF
- Is GRIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIFF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIFF worth?
- GRIFF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIFF mean?
- Inside information or a useful tip, especially about what is really going on in a situation.
- What letters can be added to GRIFF?
- GRIFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRIFF:
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