GRIZZLE is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. GRIZZLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIZZLE?
| 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: 75 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIZZLE is to know. It scores 26 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIZZLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIZZLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRIZZLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. GRIZZLE needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about GRIZZLE
- Two Zs in one word: GRIZZLE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- GRIZZLE scores 26 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRIZZLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To whine or cry in a fretful way, as a tired child does.
To grizzle is to complain in a low, persistent whimper rather than to wail. As a noun the word means a grey colour or a mixture of dark and white hairs, which is a separate meaning.
How GRIZZLE is used
Used in British informal speech for fretful crying or grumbling.
- The baby began to grizzle as bedtime came near.
- Stop grizzle-ing and tell me what is wrong.
- The toddler would grizzle whenever she was hungry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIZZLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIZZLE
4 longer words begin with GRIZZLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIZZLE
Common questions about GRIZZLE
- Is GRIZZLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIZZLE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIZZLE worth?
- GRIZZLE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIZZLE mean?
- To whine or cry in a fretful way, as a tired child does.
- What letters can be added to GRIZZLE?
- GRIZZLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRIZZLE:
Open GRIZZLE in the Word Finder