Is GRILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRILLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRILLS mean?
Grills is a form of GRILL.
- noun
a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- verb
cook over or under a grill
“grill the sausages”
- noun
a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
“he cooked hamburgers on the grill”
- verb
examine thoroughly
“the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 7 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 GRILLS
GRILLS 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 GRILLS
The 21 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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