GRITTILY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRITTILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRITTILY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRITTILY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRITTILY
No single letter turns GRITTILY into another word.
How GRITTILY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRITTILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRITTILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRITTILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a way that feels or looks rough, sandy or full of tiny hard particles.
Grittily is the literal adverb for texture, as when dust crunches under a boot. It can also be stretched to describe a hard, unglamorous style of storytelling.
How GRITTILY is used
The adverb grittily is rare in speech and turns up mostly in descriptive or critical prose.
- The sand crunched grittily between his teeth.
- The wheels ground grittily over the frozen road.
- The film grittily follows a family through one hard winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRITTILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRITTILY
Common questions about GRITTILY
- Is GRITTILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRITTILY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRITTILY worth?
- GRITTILY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRITTILY mean?
- In a way that feels or looks rough, sandy or full of tiny hard particles.
- What letters can be added to GRITTILY?
- No single letter can be added to GRITTILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRITTILY:
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