Is GRADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRADES mean?
Grades is a form of GRADE.
- noun
a body of students who are taught together
“early morning classes are always sleepy”
- noun
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
“lumber of the highest grade”
- noun
the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
“the road had a steep grade”
- verb
assign a rank or rating to
“how would you rank these students?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 GRADES
GRADES 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 GRADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- degas7
- drags7
- dregs7
- egads7
- grade7
- grads7
- raged7
- agers6
- dares6
- dears6
- gears6
- rages6
- rased6
- reads6
- sager6
- sarge6
- aged6
- dags6
- drag6
- dreg6
- egad6
- gads6
- gaed6
- geds6
- grad6
- ager5
- ages5
- areg5
- dare5
- dear5
- ergs5
- gaes5
- gars5
- gear5
- rads5
- rage5
- rags5
- read5
- reds5
- regs5
- sade5
- sage5
- sard5
- dag5
- gad5
- ged5
- ares4
- arse4
- ears4
- eras4
- rase4
- sear4
- sera4
- ads4
- age4
- ags4
- das4
- eds4
- erg4
- gae4
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