GRUBSTAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRUBSTAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRUBSTAKE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRUBSTAKE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRUBSTAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRUBSTAKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRUBSTAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRUBSTAKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRUBSTAKE
- All 9 letters of GRUBSTAKE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRUBSTAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Money or supplies given to a prospector or new venture in return for a share of any profits.
The grubstake comes from gold-rush days, when a backer paid for food and tools and expected a cut of whatever the digger found. Today it can mean start-up money for any risky project. As a verb, it means to supply such backing.
How GRUBSTAKE is used
The word grubstake is a frontier term that survives in business slang.
- The old miner used his last coins to buy a grubstake.
- A local banker offered the young inventor a grubstake.
- They agreed to grubstake the expedition for half the finds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUBSTAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRUBSTAKE
4 longer words begin with GRUBSTAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUBSTAKE
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Common questions about GRUBSTAKE
- Is GRUBSTAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUBSTAKE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUBSTAKE worth?
- GRUBSTAKE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUBSTAKE mean?
- Money or supplies given to a prospector or new venture in return for a share of any profits.
- What letters can be added to GRUBSTAKE?
- GRUBSTAKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRUBSTAKE:
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