Is HANDGRIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDGRIPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDGRIPS mean?
Handgrips is a form of HANDGRIP.
- noun
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
“he grabbed the hammer by the handle”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 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 HANDGRIPS
HANDGRIPS 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 HANDGRIPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- digraphs15
- handgrip15
- harpings14
- phrasing14
- sharping14
- digraph14
- dishpan13
- harping13
- hasping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- shaping13
- dashing12
- dishrag12
- harpins12
- shading12
- aphids12
- graphs12
- draping11
- garnish11
- sharing11
- spading11
- hading11
- harpin11
- parish11
- raphis11
- aphid11
- graph11
- parings10
- parsing10
- rasping10
- sparing10
- ashing10
- danish10
- garish10
- haring10
- radish10
- sandhi10
- shaird10
- aphis10
- apish10
- harps10
- sharp10
- spahi10
- darings9
- gradins9
- arshin9
- paring9
- prangs9
- rapids9
- raping9
- shairn9
- sparid9
- sprang9
- spring9
- ahing9
- dashi9
- girsh9
- gnash9
- hands9
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