8-Letter Words With GRAY
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With GRAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With GRAY 9 words
How often does GRAY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing GRAY. They average 14.4 points and the best is GRAYBACK (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- y 22.2%
- g 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ai11.1%
- ou11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing GRAY
g 2r 1a 1y 4b 3a 1c 3k 5
G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + Y 4 + B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
grayback
- nouna dowitcher with a grey back
- nouna sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
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How many eight-letter words containing GRAY are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing GRAY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing GRAY?
GRAYBACK is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GRAYFISH (18), KILOGRAY (16), GRAYMAIL (14).
Which rare eight-letter words containing GRAY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GRAYFISH (18), KILOGRAY (16), GRAYMAIL (14), GRAYLAGS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.