GRRL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GRRL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GRRL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRRL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRRL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grrlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRRL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GRRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about GRRL
- GRRL has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 10 such words at 4 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRRL mean in Scrabble?
noun
slanginformal
An assertive, confident young woman, especially one associated with feminist attitudes in music and popular culture.
Grrl is a deliberately altered spelling of girl, popularised by the riot grrrl punk feminist movement of the early 1990s. It was used to signal toughness and independence rather than the softer connotations some felt clung to the ordinary word girl.
How GRRL is used
Informal slang tied to a particular music and cultural movement; not used in formal writing.
- The zine celebrated grrl power and independence.
- She identified strongly with the riot grrl scene.
- Bands in the movement proudly called themselves grrl bands.
- The magazine ran a feature on grrl culture in the nineties.
- His sister still plays the old grrl anthems from that era.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRRL
1 longer words begin with GRRL.
Shorter words from the letters in GRRL
Common questions about GRRL
- Is GRRL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GRRL is not in it.
- How many points is GRRL worth?
- GRRL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRRL mean?
- An assertive, confident young woman, especially one associated with feminist attitudes in music and popular culture.
- What letters can be added to GRRL?
- GRRL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GRRL:
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