GRIMNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GRIMNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIMNESS?
| 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 GRIMNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIMNESS
No single letter turns GRIMNESS into another word.
How GRIMNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRIMNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRIMNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRIMNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The harsh, stern or forbidding quality of a person, place or situation.
Grimness describes a mood or scene that offers no comfort, whether it is a severe face, a bleak landscape or bad news that must simply be endured. It is stronger than mere sadness and suggests determination in the face of something unpleasant.
How GRIMNESS is used
Grimness is used in descriptions of expressions, weather, settings and events.
- The grimness of his expression told us the news was bad.
- Nothing softened the grimness of the prison walls.
- She faced the grimness of the winter ahead with quiet resolve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIMNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIMNESS
1 longer words begin with GRIMNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIMNESS
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Common questions about GRIMNESS
- Is GRIMNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIMNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIMNESS worth?
- GRIMNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIMNESS mean?
- The harsh, stern or forbidding quality of a person, place or situation.
- What letters can be added to GRIMNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GRIMNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRIMNESS:
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