Is GRIMNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRIMNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRIMNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being ghastly
- noun
something hard to endure
“the asperity of northern winters”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 GRIMNESS
GRIMNESS 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 GRIMNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- messing10
- grimes9
- ingress8
- resigns8
- signers8
- singers8
- miners8
- misers8
- remiss8
- germs8
- grime8
- gneiss7
- reigns7
- renigs7
- resign7
- sering7
- signer7
- singer7
- singes7
- emirs7
- miens7
- miner7
- mines7
- mires7
- miser7
- mises7
- rimes7
- seism7
- semis7
- gems7
- germ7
- grim7
- megs7
- migs7
- resins6
- rinses6
- serins6
- sirens6
- girns6
- grins6
- reign6
- renig6
- rings6
- segni6
- sengi6
- signs6
- singe6
- sings6
- emir6
- isms6
- mess6
- mien6
- mine6
- mire6
- mirs6
- mise6
- miss6
- nims6
- rems6
- rime6
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