GRUBBY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRUBBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRUBBY?
| 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 GRUBBY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRUBBY
No single letter turns GRUBBY into another word.
How GRUBBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRUBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about GRUBBY
- GRUBBY 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 GRUBBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Slightly dirty, especially with ingrained dirt.
Grubby hands and collars are marked by dirt that has built up, not a fresh spill. Used about deals or motives, it means dishonest or shabby.
How GRUBBY is used
Applies to things and, figuratively, to behaviour.
- The child came in with grubby knees from the garden.
- It was a grubby little scheme to cheat the investors.
- He wiped his grubby fingers on his shirt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUBBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUBBY
Common questions about GRUBBY
- Is GRUBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUBBY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUBBY worth?
- GRUBBY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUBBY mean?
- Slightly dirty, especially with ingrained dirt.
- What letters can be added to GRUBBY?
- No single letter can be added to GRUBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRUBBY:
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