GRUMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRUMPY 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 GRUMPY?
| 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 GRUMPY 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 GRUMPY
No single letter turns GRUMPY into another word.
How GRUMPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRUMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about GRUMPY
- GRUMPY 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 GRUMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
In a bad mood and quick to complain.
Someone who is grumpy has not slept enough or has been kept waiting, and shows it by snapping. It is gentler than furious and often used with a smile.
How GRUMPY is used
Informal; works for people and for their moods.
- Dad is always grumpy before his first coffee.
- The grumpy clerk barely looked up.
- She felt grumpy after the long delay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRUMPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRUMPY
Common questions about GRUMPY
- Is GRUMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRUMPY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRUMPY worth?
- GRUMPY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRUMPY mean?
- In a bad mood and quick to complain.
- What letters can be added to GRUMPY?
- No single letter can be added to GRUMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRUMPY:
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