Is GROUNDLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROUNDLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GROUNDLING mean?
- noun
in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 GROUNDLING
Single letters that turn GROUNDLING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from GROUNDLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grounding12
- inground10
- lounging10
- rounding10
- donging10
- dunging10
- godling10
- lodging10
- nudging10
- droning9
- durning9
- goldurn9
- longing9
- lording9
- lunging9
- nondrug9
- roguing9
- rouging9
- undoing9
- dugong9
- gundog9
- grunion8
- louring8
- nurling8
- doling8
- during8
- gluing8
- goring8
- ground8
- guidon8
- luging8
- noggin8
- ogling8
- ungird8
- urging8
- linuron7
- diuron7
- dunlin7
- durion7
- luring7
- ruling7
- dingo7
- doing7
- going7
- gourd7
- grind7
- guild7
- dunno6
- giron6
- gluon6
- groin6
- guiro6
- indol6
- lingo6
- login6
- lungi6
- lurid6
- round6
- ruing6
- unrig6
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