GRUELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GRUELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRUELLING?
| 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 GRUELLING is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRUELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gruellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRUELLING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRUELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRUELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRUELLING
- GRUELLING 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 GRUELLING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Extremely tiring and demanding, taking effort to the point of exhaustion.
Gruelling suits long races, harsh schedules and hard questioning, anything that wears a person down. The doubled l is the British spelling, while American writers use grueling.
How GRUELLING is used
Used of journeys, training, work and tests of endurance.
- After a gruelling climb they reached the summit at dusk.
- The team faced a gruelling schedule of twelve matches in a month.
- It was a gruelling interview lasting five hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRUELLING
2 longer words begin with GRUELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUELLING
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Common questions about GRUELLING
- Is GRUELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUELLING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUELLING worth?
- GRUELLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUELLING mean?
- Extremely tiring and demanding, taking effort to the point of exhaustion.
- What letters can be added to GRUELLING?
- GRUELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRUELLING:
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