GRILLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRILLADE 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 GRILLADE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRILLADE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRILLADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grilladesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRILLADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRILLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRILLADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRILLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dish of grilled meat, or in Creole cooking, a stew of beef or veal served with grits.
Grillade comes from French and appears on menus in Louisiana, where it is usually a breakfast or brunch dish simmered in a tomato gravy. In France it refers more broadly to anything cooked on a grill.
How GRILLADE is used
Grillade is a cooking term, most often seen on New Orleans menus.
- We ordered grillade and grits for brunch.
- The chef's grillade simmered for hours in a rich gravy.
- A plate of grillade was served with fresh bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRILLADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRILLADE
The 8 tiles of GRILLADE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRILLADE
1 longer words begin with GRILLADE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRILLADE
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Common questions about GRILLADE
- Is GRILLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRILLADE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRILLADE worth?
- GRILLADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRILLADE mean?
- A dish of grilled meat, or in Creole cooking, a stew of beef or veal served with grits.
- What letters can be added to GRILLADE?
- GRILLADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRILLADE:
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