GROGGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GROGGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROGGY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROGGY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROGGY
No single letter turns GROGGY into another word.
How GROGGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GROGGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 3 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,417 thousand.
What stands out about GROGGY
- GROGGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GROGGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dazed, weak and unsteady, as after illness, a blow or too little sleep.
Groggy describes the slow, foggy state of someone who has not fully woken up or recovered. It comes from grog, the watered rum issued to sailors, and the older meaning was drunk or unsteady on the legs. Boxers who stagger after a heavy punch are called groggy, and so are people who wake from anaesthetic or a deep nap.
How GROGGY is used
Common in everyday speech, for tiredness, illness and shock.
- I felt groggy for an hour after the afternoon nap.
- The boxer rose to his feet, groggy but still swinging.
- She was groggy from the medicine and slept through lunch.
- A groggy passenger stumbled off the night train.
- Coffee is the only cure for a groggy Monday morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROGGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GROGGY
Common questions about GROGGY
- Is GROGGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROGGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROGGY worth?
- GROGGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROGGY mean?
- Dazed, weak and unsteady, as after illness, a blow or too little sleep.
- What letters can be added to GROGGY?
- No single letter can be added to GROGGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GROGGY:
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