Is GRUBBIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRUBBIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRUBBIEST mean?
Grubbiest is a form of GRUBBY.
- noun
small sculpin of the coast of New England
- adjective
infested with grubs
- adjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
“a miner's begrimed face”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + U (1) + B (3) + B (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 GRUBBIEST
GRUBBIEST 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 GRUBBIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stubbier12
- subtribe12
- gibbers12
- gibbets12
- rubbies11
- tubbers11
- tubbier11
- gibber11
- gibbet11
- rugbies10
- bribes10
- tubber10
- bustier9
- rubiest9
- begirt9
- gibers9
- bibes9
- bribe9
- burbs9
- gustier8
- gutsier8
- bestir8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- bruise8
- bruits8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buries8
- busier8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- rubies8
- tribes8
- tubers8
- bergs8
- brigs8
- burgs8
- giber8
- gibes8
- grubs8
- bibe8
- bibs8
- bubs8
- burb8
- ebbs8
- sibb8
- regius7
- tigers7
- biers7
- birse7
- biter7
- bites7
- bries7
- brits7
- bruit7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
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