Is GRINDSTONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRINDSTONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRINDSTONES mean?
Grindstones is a form of GRINDSTONE.
- noun
a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + 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 GRINDSTONES
GRINDSTONES 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 GRINDSTONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grindstone12
- stringendo12
- digestors11
- endorsing11
- indentors10
- nitrogens10
- ringtones10
- stenosing10
- denoting10
- digestor10
- dressing10
- grodiest10
- stodgier10
- stringed10
- trending10
- genitors9
- goriness9
- gorsiest9
- indentor9
- indorses9
- negronis9
- nitrogen9
- ringtone9
- ringtoss9
- rontgens9
- snorings9
- snorting9
- songster9
- sordines9
- sortings9
- steroids9
- stingers9
- strigose9
- tressing9
- trigness9
- denting9
- designs9
- digests9
- digress9
- dingers9
- dingoes9
- dossing9
- droning9
- endings9
- engirds9
- eroding9
- goitred9
- grinned9
- groined9
- grossed9
- ignored9
- ingoted9
- nidgets9
- redoing9
- rending9
- sending9
- stodges9
- tending9
- intoners8
- ironness8
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