GRIME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GRIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIME is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does GRIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A layer of dirt, soot, or grease that has worked its way deeply into a surface such as skin, clothing, or the stonework of an old building.
Grime differs from ordinary dust in that it clings and darkens rather than simply settling on top, which is why industrial cities once turned pale stone buildings almost black over decades of coal smoke. Removing grime from skin or fabric usually takes more than a light wipe, since the particles work into pores, fibres, and fine cracks. Writers also use grime figuratively for the accumulated unpleasantness of a hard, dirty job, as in the grime of a coal mine or a garage. Restoration projects on historic buildings often reveal a much brighter original stone once the built-up grime is cleaned away.
How GRIME is used
Common in everyday speech for stubborn, ingrained dirt, often paired with words like soot or grease.
- Years of grime coated the old factory windows.
- She scrubbed the grime from under her fingernails.
- Grime had darkened the once-white marble facade.
- He wiped a layer of grime off the engine block.
- The cleaners removed decades of grime from the statue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIME
2 longer words begin with GRIME.
Words ending in GRIME
1 words end in GRIME. Useful as a back hook: play GRIME onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRIME inside
5 words contain GRIME in the middle. Words that start with GRIME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIME
Common questions about GRIME
- Is GRIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIME worth?
- GRIME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIME mean?
- A layer of dirt, soot, or grease that has worked its way deeply into a surface such as skin, clothing, or the stonework of an old building.
- What letters can be added to GRIME?
- GRIME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRIME:
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