Is GROUNDLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROUNDLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GROUNDLINGS mean?
Groundlings is a form of GROUNDLING.
- noun
in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 14 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 GROUNDLINGS
GROUNDLINGS 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 GROUNDLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- groundings13
- groundling13
- grounding12
- godlings11
- lodgings11
- sludging11
- goldurns10
- grousing10
- inground10
- longings10
- lordings10
- lounging10
- rounding10
- sounding10
- undoings10
- donging10
- dugongs10
- dunging10
- godling10
- gundogs10
- lodging10
- nudging10
- grunions9
- nursling9
- dousing9
- droning9
- durning9
- goldurn9
- gosling9
- grounds9
- guidons9
- longing9
- lording9
- lunging9
- noggins9
- nondrug9
- roguing9
- rouging9
- surging9
- undoing9
- ungirds9
- urgings9
- dugong9
- gundog9
- linurons8
- diurons8
- dunlins8
- durions8
- grunion8
- louring8
- lousing8
- nurling8
- nursing8
- rousing8
- rulings8
- snoring8
- sorning8
- souring8
- unsling8
- unsolid8
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