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
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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