Is GROUNDINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROUNDINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GROUNDINGS mean?
Groundings is a form of GROUNDING.
- noun
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
“he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study”
- noun
fastening electrical equipment to earth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 GROUNDINGS
GROUNDINGS 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 GROUNDINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grounding12
- grousing10
- inground10
- rounding10
- sounding10
- undoings10
- donging10
- dugongs10
- dunging10
- gundogs10
- nudging10
- grunions9
- dousing9
- droning9
- durning9
- grounds9
- guidons9
- noggins9
- nondrug9
- roguing9
- rouging9
- surging9
- undoing9
- ungirds9
- urgings9
- dugong9
- gundog9
- diurons8
- durions8
- grunion8
- nursing8
- rousing8
- snoring8
- sorning8
- souring8
- dingos8
- dingus8
- doings8
- dosing8
- during8
- goings8
- goring8
- gourds8
- grinds8
- ground8
- guidon8
- noggin8
- sundog8
- ungird8
- urging8
- diuron7
- durion7
- girons7
- grison7
- groins7
- guiros7
- nosing7
- rosing7
- rounds7
- signor7
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