Words That Start With

GR

English words beginning with “GR” — sorted by frequency

✦190 words found

🟩36 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With GR

36 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

GRAVE GROAN GRASP GRIEF GREAT GRACE GRUFF GROUP GRIPE GROVE GREEN GRAZE GROWL GRIME GRIND GRAFT GRANT GROSS GREED GRUNT GROPE GRAND GRIMY GROIN GRAPE GRATE GRAIN GRASS GROOM GRIDE GRAME GRADE GREET GRUMP GRAIL GRITH

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With GR

17 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

GRIN GRIM GRIP GRIT GRAY GROK GRUE GREE GROW GRAB GREY GROT GREN GRUB GRIG GREP GRUM

All Words Starting With GR

190 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
grimace	7	2	noun	A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
grave	5	1	noun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
grumble	7	2	verb	(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
grin	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
grim	4	1	noun	Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
grievous	8	2		Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
groan	5	1	noun	A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
gracious	8	2		kind and warmly courteous
gratifying	10	4		Pleasing, satisfying.
gratification	13	5	noun	(uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
grasp	5	1	verb	To understand.
grotesque	9	2	noun	Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
gratuitous	10	4		Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
grief	5	1	noun	Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
great	5	1	noun	(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
grace	5	1	noun	(countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
gruff	5	1	verb	having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
group	5	1	noun	A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
gripe	5	1	noun	(intransitive, informal) To complain; to whine.
grandiose	9	3		Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
gregarious	10	4		(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
grating	7	2	noun	(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
grisly	6	2	noun	Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
grove	5	1	noun	A small forest.
grouse	6	1	noun	(intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.
grandiloquent	13	4		(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
gradually	9	4		In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
grueling	8	3	noun	Alternative spelling of gruelling. [Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.]
grimaced	8	2		(usually said of the face) distorted; crabby
grip	4	1	noun	(transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
green	5	1	noun	The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
graze	5	1	verb	The act of animals feeding from pasture.
gravelly	8	3		Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
ground	6	1	noun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
grit	4	1	noun	(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
grievance	9	2	noun	(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
grapple	7	2	verb	(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
gravely	7	2	noun	In a grave or serious manner.
grotto	6	2	noun	A small cave.
growl	5	1	noun	A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
grateful	8	2		Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
grime	5	1	noun	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
gruelling	9	2	noun	Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.
grind	5	1	verb	(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
graft	5	1	noun	(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
growth	6	1	noun	An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
grandeur	8	2	noun	The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
gruesome	8	2		Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
gratified	9	3		having received what was desired
groused	7	1	verb	(intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.
gravid	6	2		(of egglaying animals, now chiefly figuratively) Pregnant.
grouch	6	1	noun	One who is grumpy or irritable.
gruntle	7	2	noun	(humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.
gray	4	1	noun	Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
grok	4	1	noun	(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.
grant	5	1	noun	(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
gross	5	1	noun	(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
gritty	6	2		Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
grovel	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
greed	5	1	noun	A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
groggy	6	2		Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
grudging	8	2	noun	Unwilling or with reluctance.
grimoire	8	2	noun	(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.
grunt	5	1	noun	A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
grope	5	1	verb	To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
grue	4	1	noun	A fictional man-eating predator that dwells in the dark.
gruntled	8	2		(humorous) Satisfied, pleased, contented.
grasping	8	2	noun	The act of one who grasps or covets.
gree	4	1	noun	(now Scotland) Pre-eminence; victory or superiority in combat (hence also, the prize for winning a combat).
grunted	7	2	verb	(intransitive, of a person) To make a grunt or grunts.
grundle	7	2	noun	(US, slang) The perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.
grasstops	9	2	noun	People in a position of power or influence at a local level.
gravity	7	3	noun	(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.
grand	5	1	noun	Of a large size or extent; great.
groove	6	1	noun	(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
gradual	7	3	noun	Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
gravitas	8	3	noun	Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
grimy	5	2		Stained or covered with grime.
graven	6	2	verb	carved, engraved
grumbling	9	3	noun	complaining
grimacing	9	3	noun	The act of making a grimace.
groin	5	1	noun	The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
grape	5	1	noun	(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
grate	5	1	noun	(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
gratitude	9	3	noun	The state of being grateful.
groundwork	10	2	noun	The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
grubby	6	2	noun	Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
grounded	8	2		(of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
grumpy	6	2	noun	Dissatisfied and irritable.
gratify	7	3	verb	(transitive) To please.
grandiloquence	14	4	noun	Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
greatness	9	2	noun	The state, condition, or quality of being great
grow	4	1	verb	(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
greenhorn	9	2	noun	(chiefly US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.
graceful	8	2		Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
grazing	7	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.
gracile	7	2		(also figuratively) Lean, slender, thin.
grouchy	7	2		(originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
grieving	8	2	noun	Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
grandiosity	11	5	noun	The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
groundbreaking	14	3	noun	Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
groomer	7	2	noun	(colloquial) One who attempts to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
growled	7	1	verb	(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
grumbled	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
grain	5	1	noun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
grab	4	1	verb	(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
grizzle	7	2	noun	Grey hair.
graceless	9	2		Lacking gracefulness.
gridlock	8	2	noun	(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
grounds	7	1	noun	The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
gripping	8	2	noun	Which catches someone's attention; exciting
grandness	9	2	noun	The state of being grand.
grundy	6	2	noun	A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
gratulation	11	4	noun	(archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone else's success or luck; congratulation.
gratulant	9	3		Expressing pleasure or joy.
gravel	6	2	noun	(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
grey	4	1	noun	Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
graphic	7	2	noun	Drawn, pictorial.
groovy	6	2	noun	(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting.
grapnel	7	2	noun	(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.