GRIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GRIS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GRIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GRIS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GRIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does GRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a flight of steps or stairs.
Gris and its many old spellings, including grece and grize, all named a set of steps leading up to a doorway, dais, or throne. Older dictionaries also record gris as a name for a young pig and as a costly grey fur once used to trim fine clothing, showing how far a single old spelling could stretch across unrelated meanings.
How GRIS is used
Archaic; modern English uses steps or stairs.
- The bishop climbed the gris to the pulpit.
- A worn gris of stone led up to the old hall.
- Torches lit the gris on either side of the entrance.
- The king descended the gris to greet his guests.
- Moss had grown thick over the ancient gris.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRIS
The 4 tiles of GRIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRIS
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with GRIS.
Words ending in GRIS
5 words end in GRIS. Useful as a back hook: play GRIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRIS inside
19 words contain GRIS in the middle. Words that start with GRIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIS
Common questions about GRIS
- Is GRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GRIS is not in it.
- How many points is GRIS worth?
- GRIS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIS mean?
- An old word for a flight of steps or stairs.
- What letters can be added to GRIS?
- GRIS takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GRIS:
Open GRIS in the Word Finder