GRUB is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GRUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRUB?
| 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 GRUB is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRUB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GRUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does GRUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
The soft-bodied larva of certain insects, or, informally, food.
A grub often lives underground or inside timber before turning into a winged beetle. In casual talk the same word can mean a meal, as when campers gather around a fire for some warm grub.
How GRUB is used
The food sense is casual and mainly used in speech, not formal writing.
- The gardener found a fat grub beneath the rotting log.
- Birds pulled every grub they could find from the soil.
- After the hike, the campers were ready for some hot grub.
- The beetle grub tunnels through wood as it feeds.
- Come and get your grub before it goes cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRUB
The 4 tiles of GRUB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRUB
24 longer words begin with GRUB.
Words ending in GRUB
1 words end in GRUB. Useful as a back hook: play GRUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with GRUB inside
4 words contain GRUB in the middle. Words that start with GRUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUB
Common questions about GRUB
- Is GRUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUB worth?
- GRUB is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUB mean?
- The soft-bodied larva of certain insects, or, informally, food.
- What letters can be added to GRUB?
- GRUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GRUB:
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