GROSS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GROSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROSS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROSS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROSS
No single letter turns GROSS into another word.
How GROSS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GROSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does GROSS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing a total amount calculated before any deductions, such as tax or expenses, have been subtracted.
Accountants and employers distinguish gross income, which is the full amount earned before deductions, from net income, which is what remains afterward. Gross can also describe something flagrant or unacceptably obvious, as in gross negligence or a gross error, and informally it means disgusting or highly unpleasant, as when children call a smell gross. Despite these very different uses, all senses of gross share the underlying idea of something large, glaring, or undiminished.
How GROSS is used
Common in finance, as in gross salary, and in formal contexts such as gross misconduct; also used informally to mean disgusting.
- Her gross salary is higher than her take-home pay after tax.
- The court found the driver guilty of gross negligence.
- He made a gross error that cost the company thousands.
- The teenagers said the cafeteria food was totally gross.
- The company reported gross revenue of ten million dollars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROSS
17 longer words begin with GROSS.
Words ending in GROSS
3 words end in GROSS. Useful as a back hook: play GROSS onto a word already on the board.
Words with GROSS inside
15 words contain GROSS in the middle. Words that start with GROSS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GROSS
Common questions about GROSS
- Is GROSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROSS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROSS worth?
- GROSS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROSS mean?
- Describing a total amount calculated before any deductions, such as tax or expenses, have been subtracted.
- What letters can be added to GROSS?
- No single letter can be added to GROSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GROSS:
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