Is GRIMACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRIMACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRIMACES mean?
Grimaces is a form of GRIMACE.
- verb
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
“He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do”
- noun
a contorted facial expression
“she made a grimace at the prospect”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 GRIMACES
GRIMACES 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 GRIMACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grimace12
- magics11
- gisarme10
- imagers10
- mirages10
- amices10
- camise10
- creams10
- crimes10
- macers10
- racism10
- scream10
- gamic10
- magic10
- ageism9
- cagers9
- cagier9
- cigars9
- gamers9
- gamier9
- graces9
- grimes9
- imager9
- images9
- maigre9
- marges9
- mirage9
- acmes9
- amice9
- cames9
- camis9
- crams9
- cream9
- crime9
- emics9
- macer9
- maces9
- marcs9
- mercs9
- mesic9
- micas9
- micra9
- scram9
- scrim9
- aimers8
- armies8
- caries8
- cerias8
- ericas8
- ramies8
- samier8
- agism8
- cager8
- cages8
- cigar8
- crags8
- gamer8
- games8
- germs8
- grace8
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