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Is GROOVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, GROOVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GROOVES mean?

Grooves is a form of GROOVE.

  1. noun

    a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

  2. noun

    a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

    “they fell into a conversational rut”

  3. noun

    (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

  4. verb

    make a groove in, or provide with a groove

    “groove a vinyl record”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

7

Letters

G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + O (1) + V (4) + E (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 GROOVES

GROOVES 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 GROOVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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