Is GRUESOMELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GRUESOMELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GRUESOMELY mean?
- adverb
in a gruesome manner
“he was gruesomely wounded”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 GRUESOMELY
GRUESOMELY 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 GRUESOMELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rugosely12
- smugly12
- gomerels11
- gruesome11
- merely11
- mousey11
- muleys11
- seemly11
- germy11
- elusory10
- erosely10
- gomerel10
- grumose10
- legumes10
- morgues10
- eulogy10
- geyser10
- gyrose10
- yogees10
- emery10
- molys10
- mosey10
- mousy10
- muley10
- rumly10
- ylems10
- gyms10
- lemures9
- relumes9
- emergs9
- glomus9
- glumes9
- golems9
- gomers9
- grumes9
- legume9
- merges9
- moguls9
- morgue9
- sorely9
- sourly9
- surely9
- ugsome9
- elegy9
- gleys9
- glory9
- gluey9
- gorsy9
- greys9
- gyres9
- gyros9
- gyrus9
- surgy9
- yogee9
- elmy9
- moly9
- sumy9
- ylem9
- gym9
- reglues8
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