Is GRAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRAINED mean?
Grained is a form of GRAIN.
- noun
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
“a grain of sand”
- noun
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
- noun
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
- noun
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 9 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 GRAINED
GRAINED 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.
Anagrams of GRAINED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from GRAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deraign9
- gradine9
- reading9
- danger8
- daring8
- dinger8
- engird8
- gained8
- gander8
- garden8
- girned8
- gradin8
- ranged8
- reding8
- ringed8
- denari7
- earing7
- gainer7
- rained7
- reagin7
- regain7
- regina7
- deign7
- dinge7
- dirge7
- grade7
- grand7
- gride7
- grind7
- raged7
- ridge7
- aider6
- aired6
- anger6
- deair6
- denar6
- dinar6
- diner6
- drain6
- garni6
- grain6
- irade6
- nadir6
- range6
- ranid6
- redan6
- redia6
- regna6
- reign6
- renig6
- aged6
- dang6
- ding6
- drag6
- dreg6
- egad6
- gadi6
- gaed6
- gied6
- gird6
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