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Is GRAVY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, GRAVY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GRAVY mean?

  1. noun

    a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

  2. noun

    the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added

  3. noun

    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

    “the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

5

Letters

G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + V (4) + Y (4) = 12 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 GRAVY

GRAVY 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 GRAVY

The 14 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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