GRIMY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GRIMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIMY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIMY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIMY
No single letter turns GRIMY into another word.
How GRIMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRIMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does GRIMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or characterized by grime; thickly coated with ingrained dirt or soot.
Grimy dirt is not a light dusting that wipes away easily but a stubborn, ground-in layer that builds up on hands, windows, or machinery over time. The word is often used of industrial settings, such as a grimy factory floor or a grimy coal shovel, where soot and grease accumulate. It can also describe a person's hands or face after hard physical work, suggesting effort as much as uncleanliness.
How GRIMY is used
Common, everyday word for describing surfaces or people thickly coated with dirt, soot, or grease.
- His grimy hands showed hours of work under the car.
- The grimy windows let in almost no light.
- She scrubbed the grimy pot until it finally shone.
- Coal dust left the miners' faces grimy by the end of the shift.
- The old factory had grimy walls that no cleaning could fully brighten.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIMY
Common questions about GRIMY
- Is GRIMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIMY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIMY worth?
- GRIMY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIMY mean?
- Covered with or characterized by grime; thickly coated with ingrained dirt or soot.
- What letters can be added to GRIMY?
- No single letter can be added to GRIMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRIMY:
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