Is GROUNDWATERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROUNDWATERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of GroundwatersHooks for GROUNDWATERS
GROUNDWATERS 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 GROUNDWATERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- groundwater16
- downstage14
- outgnawed14
- waterdogs14
- daneworts13
- downrates13
- outwarred13
- sternward13
- teardowns13
- undertows13
- dowagers13
- waterdog13
- wordages13
- surrogated12
- narrowest12
- danewort12
- downrate12
- drowners12
- narrowed12
- outdrawn12
- outdraws12
- outgnaws12
- outwards12
- ragworts12
- sandwort12
- teardown12
- twangers12
- undersow12
- undertow12
- untoward12
- unwasted12
- wagoners12
- wrongers12
- wrongest12
- dowager12
- gowaned12
- twanged12
- unwaged12
- wagoned12
- wordage12
- wronged12
- dangerous11
- dragonets11
- drugstore11
- grandeurs11
- grounders11
- noseguard11
- outranged11
- trudgeons11
- outsware11
- outswear11
- outwears11
- arrowed11
- downers11
- drawers11
- drowner11
- gnawers11
- growers11
- onwards11
- outdraw11
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