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Is GRAYING a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GRAYING mean?

Graying is a form of GRAY.

  1. adjective

    of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

    “the little grey cells”

  2. noun

    a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

  3. adjective

    showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

    “whose beard with age is hoar”

  4. noun

    clothing that is a grey color

    “he was dressed in grey”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

7

Letters

G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 GRAYING

GRAYING 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 GRAYING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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