Is GRILLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRILLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRILLES mean?
Grilles is a form of GRILLE.
- noun
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- noun
grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
- noun
a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
“he cooked hamburgers on the grill”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 GRILLES
GRILLES 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.
Anagrams of GRILLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from GRILLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gillers8
- giller7
- grille7
- grills7
- grilse7
- ligers7
- rilles6
- siller6
- gills6
- girls6
- grill6
- liger6
- iller5
- liers5
- lisle5
- riels5
- riles5
- rille5
- rills5
- slier5
- egis5
- ergs5
- gels5
- gies5
- gill5
- girl5
- legs5
- regs5
- rigs5
- ells4
- ills4
- ires4
- isle4
- leis4
- lier4
- lies4
- lire4
- reis4
- riel4
- rile4
- rill4
- rise4
- sell4
- sill4
- sire4
- erg4
- gel4
- gie4
- gis4
- leg4
- reg4
- rig4
- seg4
- sig4
- ell3
- els3
- ers3
- ill3
- ire3
- lei3
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