Is GRATINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRATINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRATINGS mean?
Gratings is a form of GRATING.
- noun
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- noun
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- noun
optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
- adjective
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
“a gravelly voice”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 10 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 GRATINGS
GRATINGS 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 GRATINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gasting9
- gatings9
- grating9
- staging9
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- ratings8
- staring8
- agings8
- gating8
- raging8
- gainst7
- giants7
- grains7
- grants7
- gratin7
- gratis7
- rasing7
- rating7
- sating7
- strang7
- string7
- taring7
- tasing7
- aging7
- gangs7
- gigas7
- grigs7
- raggs7
- instar6
- santir6
- strain6
- trains6
- agist6
- angst6
- gains6
- gaits6
- garni6
- giant6
- girns6
- girts6
- gnars6
- gnats6
- grain6
- grans6
- grant6
- grins6
- grist6
- grits6
- ragis6
- rangs6
- rings6
- signa6
- staig6
- stang6
- sting6
- tangs6
- tings6
- tragi6
- trigs6
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