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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

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7

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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