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GRIMACE

7 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What GRIMACE Means

  1. noun: a contorted facial expression“she made a grimace at the prospect”
  2. verb: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state“He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GRIMACE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 R1 I1 M3 A1 C3 E1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.