Is GRADATIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRADATIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRADATIONAL mean?
- adjective
taking place by degrees
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GRADATIONAL
GRADATIONAL has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GRADATIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- girandola11
- gladiator11
- gradation11
- indagator11
- trainload10
- dartling10
- diagonal10
- gonadial10
- largando10
- antidora9
- trigonal9
- trinodal9
- adagial9
- adoring9
- agatoid9
- darling9
- darting9
- doating9
- dogtail9
- gardant9
- garland9
- goldarn9
- goliard9
- gonadal9
- gordita9
- larding9
- loading9
- lording9
- trading9
- notarial8
- rational8
- analgia8
- angaria8
- antilog8
- diatron8
- dilator8
- granita8
- granola8
- laniard8
- larigan8
- logania8
- nadiral8
- niagara8
- orating8
- ordinal8
- otalgia8
- radiant8
- ragtail8
- troland8
- adagio8
- algoid8
- daring8
- dating8
- dialog8
- diglot8
- doling8
- doting8
- dragon8
- ganoid8
- gardai8
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