Is PAYGRADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAYGRADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAYGRADES mean?
Paygrades is a form of PAYGRADE.
- noun
rank in a military organization
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + 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 PAYGRADES
PAYGRADES 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 PAYGRADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paygrade15
- drayages13
- yardages13
- sprayed13
- apyrase12
- drayage12
- gaydars12
- yardage12
- drapey12
- grapey12
- prayed12
- spayed12
- daresay11
- grasped11
- sparged11
- gaydar11
- grayed11
- payers11
- repays11
- grapy11
- pardy11
- payed11
- perdy11
- parades10
- derays10
- gasped10
- greasy10
- gyrase10
- parged10
- yagers10
- apery10
- gyred10
- payer10
- prays10
- preys10
- pyres10
- raspy10
- repay10
- sedgy10
- spray10
- gapy10
- gyps10
- agapes9
- drapes9
- gapers9
- gasper9
- grapes9
- padres9
- pagers9
- parade9
- parges9
- parsed9
- rasped9
- spader9
- spared9
- sparge9
- spread9
- deary9
- deray9
- drays9
Study PAYGRADES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.