Is GRAPPLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRAPPLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRAPPLED mean?
Grappled is a form of GRAPPLE.
- verb
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
“We got by on just a gallon of gas”
- verb
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
“the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”
- noun
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- noun
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 GRAPPLED
GRAPPLED 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 GRAPPLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grapple12
- gapped12
- dapper11
- dapple11
- lapped11
- palped11
- rapped11
- lapper10
- parged10
- rappel10
- graple9
- larped9
- parled9
- pedlar9
- appel9
- apple9
- gaped9
- paged9
- paper9
- pepla9
- argled8
- glared8
- drape8
- gaper8
- grape8
- padle8
- padre8
- pager8
- paled8
- pared8
- parge8
- pedal8
- plage8
- plead8
- raped8
- palp8
- perp8
- prep8
- repp8
- galed7
- glade7
- grade7
- paler7
- parle7
- pearl7
- raged7
- aped7
- gape7
- page7
- pard7
- peag7
- pled7
- app7
- pap7
- pep7
- alder6
- argle6
- glare6
- lader6
- lager6
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