GROVELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GROVELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROVELLING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROVELLING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROVELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grovellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROVELLING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GROVELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROVELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GROVELLING
- GROVELLING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GROVELLING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Behaving in an excessively humble way to win favour or forgiveness.
A grovelling apology is so submissive that it embarrasses everyone present. The British spelling doubles the l, which American writers usually drop.
How GROVELLING is used
Used for servile behaviour or abject apologies.
- He sent a grovelling letter begging for his job back.
- The grovelling servant bowed at every step.
- Her grovelling tone made the request sound false.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROVELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROVELLING
2 longer words begin with GROVELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in GROVELLING
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Common questions about GROVELLING
- Is GROVELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROVELLING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROVELLING worth?
- GROVELLING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROVELLING mean?
- Behaving in an excessively humble way to win favour or forgiveness.
- What letters can be added to GROVELLING?
- GROVELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GROVELLING:
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