The 800 most common words that start with GR, out of 827 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.
800 words
Most used words starting with GR (24)
- group8
- great6
- growth13
- ground8
- greater8
- graphics16
- grade7
- graduate10
- growing12
- graphic15
- gratis7
- grow8
- greek10
- grid6
- grace8
- graph11
- grown9
- grass6
- greatly11
- grill6
- grain6
- grocery13
- graduation12
- greeting10
4 letter words starting with GR (22)
- grab7
- grad6
- gram7
- gray8
- gree5
- greg6
- grew8
- grey8
- grid6
- grig6
- grim7
- grin5
- grip7
- gris5
- grit5
- grog6
- gros5
- grot5
- grow8
- grub7
- grum7
- grus5
5 letter words starting with GR (62)
- grace8
- grade7
- graff12
- graft9
- grail6
- grain6
- graip8
- grama8
- grand7
- grane6
- grant6
- grape8
- graph11
- grapy11
- grasp8
- grass6
- grate6
- grave9
- gravy12
- graze15
- great6
- grebe8
- greed7
- greek10
- green6
- greet6
- grege7
- gregg8
- grego7
- greta6
- grice8
- gride7
- grief9
- griff12
- grift9
- grill6
- grime8
- grimy11
- grind7
- gripe8
- gripy11
- grist6
- grith9
- groan6
- groat6
- groin6
- groom8
- groot6
- grope8
- gross6
- grosz15
- group8
- grout6
- grove9
- grovy12
- growl9
- grown9
- gruel6
- gruff12
- grume8
- grump10
- grunt6
6 letter words starting with GR (80)
- graben9
- graded9
- grader8
- gradin8
- gradus8
- graeme9
- graham12
- grainy10
- gramme11
- grange8
- granny10
- granth10
- grappa11
- grassy10
- grater7
- gratia7
- gratis7
- graved11
- gravel10
- graven10
- graver10
- graves10
- gravic12
- gravid11
- grayly13
- grazer16
- grease7
- greasy10
- greave10
- greedy11
- gregal8
- gregge9
- gregor8
- greige8
- gretel7
- grewia10
- greyly13
- grieve10
- griffe13
- grigri8
- grille7
- grilse7
- grimly12
- grimme11
- gringo8
- griper9
- grippe11
- grippy14
- griqua16
- grisly10
- grison7
- gritty10
- grivet10
- grizel16
- groats7
- grocer9
- groggy12
- groove10
- groovy13
- groper9
- grotto7
- grouch12
- ground8
- grouse7
- grouty10
- groved11
- grovel10
- growan10
- grower10
- growse10
- growth13
- grubby14
- grudge9
- gruffy16
- grugru8
- grumly12
- grumpy14
- grundy11
- grunth10
- grutch12
7 letter words starting with GR (130)
- grabber12
- grabble12
- gracile10
- grackle14
- gradate9
- gradely12
- grading10
- gradual9
- graffer14
- grafter11
- grained9
- grainer8
- grallae8
- grallic10
- grammar12
- grampus12
- granada9
- granary11
- grandam11
- grandee9
- grandly12
- grandma11
- grandpa11
- granger9
- granite8
- grantee8
- granter8
- grantor8
- granule8
- grapery13
- graphic15
- grapnel10
- grapple12
- grasper10
- gratify14
- grating9
- graupel10
- gravely14
- graving12
- gravity14
- gravure11
- grayfly17
- grayish14
- graylag12
- grazier17
- grazing18
- greaser8
- greaten8
- greater8
- greatly11
- greaved12
- greaves11
- grecian10
- grecism12
- grecize19
- greenly11
- greenth11
- greeter8
- gregale9
- gregory12
- greisen8
- gremial10
- gremlin10
- grenade9
- grendel9
- gribble12
- griddle10
- grieved12
- griever11
- griffin14
- griffon14
- grifter11
- grilled9
- griller8
- grimace12
- grimily13
- grinder9
- grindle9
- grinner8
- griping11
- gripman12
- grippal12
- gripper12
- gripple12
- griskin12
- grissel8
- grister8
- gristle8
- gristly11
- gritter8
- grizzle26
- grizzly29
- groaner8
- grobian10
- grocery13
- grogram11
- groined9
- grolier8
- grommet12
- groomer10
- groover11
- groping11
- grossly11
- grotian8
- grouchy16
- grounds9
- grouped11
- grouper10
- grouser8
- grouter8
- growing12
- growler11
- grownup13
- grubbed13
- grubber12
- grudger10
- gruelly11
- gruffly17
- gruidae9
- grumble12
- grumbly15
- grummet12
- grumose10
- grumous10
- grunion8
- grunter8
- gruntle8
- grushie11
- gryllus11
- grysbok17
8 letter words starting with GR (108)
- graafian12
- grabbler13
- graceful14
- gracilis11
- gracioso11
- gracious11
- gradable12
- gradient10
- graduand11
- graduate10
- graffito15
- graftage13
- grafting13
- graining10
- gralline9
- gralloch14
- gramarye14
- granddad12
- grandeur10
- grandson10
- granilla9
- granitic11
- granular9
- graphics16
- graphite14
- grappler13
- grapsoid12
- grasping12
- grassman11
- grateful12
- gratuity12
- gravamen14
- gravelly15
- gravidly16
- grayback20
- grayfish18
- grayling13
- grayness12
- greasily12
- greedily13
- greekdom16
- greekess13
- greekish16
- greenage10
- greenery12
- greening10
- greenish12
- greenlet9
- greeting10
- greffier15
- gretchen14
- greyness12
- gridelin10
- gridiron10
- griefful15
- grieving13
- grievous12
- griffith18
- grillade10
- grillage10
- grimacer13
- grimness11
- grindery13
- grinding11
- grinning10
- gripeful14
- gripless11
- gripping14
- gripsack17
- griselda10
- griseous9
- grisette9
- gritless9
- gritrock15
- grittily12
- grizzled28
- grizzler27
- groanful12
- groaning10
- groggery14
- groggily14
- grogshop15
- groining10
- gromwell14
- groomish14
- grooving13
- grosbeak15
- groschen14
- grottoed10
- grounder10
- grouping12
- groveler12
- growable14
- growling13
- grubbily16
- grubworm16
- grudging12
- grueling10
- gruesome11
- gruffily18
- gruffish18
- grumbler13
- grumness11
- grumphie16
- grumpily16
- grunting10
- gruntled10
- gryphaea17
9 letter words starting with GR (142)
- grabbable16
- grabbling15
- graceless12
- gracelike16
- gracility15
- gradation11
- gradatory14
- gradually14
- graduated12
- graduator11
- grahamite15
- grainless10
- gramashes15
- gramineae12
- gramineal12
- grammatic16
- grandaunt11
- grandiose11
- grandness11
- grandsire11
- graniform15
- granitite10
- granitize19
- granitoid11
- granivore13
- granolith13
- grantable12
- grantedly14
- granulary13
- granulate10
- granulite10
- granuloma12
- granulose10
- granulous10
- granville13
- grapeless12
- grapelike16
- grapeshot15
- grapevine15
- graphical17
- graphicly20
- graphitic17
- grappling15
- graspable14
- graspless12
- grassland11
- grassless10
- grasslike14
- grassplot12
- grassquit19
- grateless10
- graticule12
- gratified14
- gratifier13
- gratinate10
- gratiolin10
- gratitude11
- gratulant10
- gratulate10
- graveless13
- gravelike17
- graveling14
- gravelish16
- graveness13
- graveward17
- graveyard17
- gravidity17
- gravitate13
- graybeard16
- graywacke22
- grazeable21
- grazingly23
- greatcoat12
- greatness10
- greedless11
- greedsome13
- greekling15
- greenback18
- greenbone12
- greenfish16
- greengage12
- greengill11
- greenhead14
- greenhood14
- greenhorn13
- greenland11
- greenling11
- greenness10
- greenroom12
- greensand11
- greensick16
- greenside11
- greenweed14
- greenwich18
- greenwing14
- greenwood14
- gregarine11
- gregorian11
- grenadian11
- grenadier11
- grenadine11
- grevillea13
- greyhound17
- griefless13
- grieshoch18
- grievance15
- grievedly17
- grillroom12
- grillwork17
- grimacing15
- grimalkin16
- griminess12
- grindable13
- grindelia11
- gripingly16
- grisaille10
- gristmill12
- gritstone10
- groomsman14
- gropingly16
- grosgrain11
- grossness10
- grossular10
- grotesque19
- grouchily18
- groundage12
- grounding12
- groundnut11
- groundsel11
- groupwise15
- groveless13
- groveling14
- growingly17
- growthful19
- grubstake16
- gruffness16
- grumbling15
- grundyism16
- grundyist14
- grundyite14
- gruntling11
- gryllidae14
10 letter words starting with GR (122)
- gracefully19
- graciosity16
- graciously16
- gradienter12
- gradualism14
- gradualist12
- graduality15
- graduating13
- graduation12
- grainfield15
- graininess11
- grallatory14
- gramicidin16
- gramineous13
- grammarian15
- grammatist15
- gramophone18
- granadilla12
- granadillo12
- grandchild18
- granddaddy18
- grandniece14
- grandstand13
- granduncle14
- grangerism14
- grangerite12
- grangerize21
- granitical13
- granophyre19
- granularly14
- granulated12
- granulater11
- granulator11
- granulitic13
- grapefruit16
- grapestone13
- graphalloy19
- graphitize25
- graphitoid17
- graphology20
- graphotype21
- graptolite13
- graspingly17
- grassation11
- grassiness11
- grasswards15
- gratefully17
- gratifying18
- gratuitous11
- gravelweed18
- graveolent14
- gravestone14
- gravewards18
- gravidness15
- gravigrade16
- gravimeter16
- gravimetry19
- gravitater14
- graywether20
- greasebush16
- greaseless11
- greasewood15
- greasiness11
- grecianize22
- greediness12
- greenbrier13
- greencloth16
- greenfinch19
- greenheart14
- greenhouse14
- greenshank18
- greenstone11
- greenstuff17
- greensward15
- greetingly15
- gregarinae12
- gregarious12
- gressorial11
- grievingly18
- grievously17
- griffinage18
- griffinish20
- griffinism19
- grindingly16
- grindstone12
- grinningly15
- grippingly19
- grisettish14
- grisliness11
- grittiness11
- groaningly15
- groceryman18
- grogginess13
- groomishly19
- grooveless14
- groovelike18
- grotianism13
- grottolike15
- groundable14
- groundably17
- groundedly16
- groundless12
- groundling13
- groundmass14
- groundplot14
- groundsill12
- groundsman14
- groundward16
- groundwood16
- groundwork19
- grouseless11
- growlingly18
- grubbiness15
- grubstaker17
- grubstreet13
- grudgeless13
- grudgingly17
- gruesomely16
- gruffiness17
- gruiformes16
- grumpiness15
- gruntingly15
11 letter words starting with GR (73)
- gracelessly17
- gracilariid15
- gracileness14
- gradational13
- gradualness13
- grainedness13
- graminaceae16
- grammalogue17
- grammarless16
- grammatical18
- gramophonic21
- grandeeship18
- grandfather19
- grandiosely16
- grandiosity16
- grandmother18
- grandnephew21
- grandparent15
- grangerizer22
- granitelike16
- graniteware15
- granitiform17
- granivorous15
- granolithic17
- granophyric22
- granularity15
- granulation12
- granulative15
- granuliform17
- granulocyte17
- graphically22
- graphicness19
- graphologic20
- graphomotor19
- graphophone22
- graphoscope21
- graphotypic24
- graptolitic16
- grasscutter14
- grasshopper19
- gratifiedly19
- gratulation12
- gratulatory15
- gravedigger18
- gravenstein15
- graveolence17
- gravimetric19
- gravitation15
- gravitative18
- greaseproof17
- greatcoated15
- greenbacker20
- greengrocer15
- greenkeeper18
- greenlander13
- greenockite18
- gregarinida14
- grenadierly16
- griddlecake20
- griffinhood22
- grimacingly20
- grippleness16
- gristliness12
- gristmiller14
- groenendael13
- grosgrained14
- grotesquely24
- grouchiness17
- groundberry18
- grouseberry17
- grovelingly19
- grumblingly20
- grumousness14
12 letter words starting with GR (41)
- gracefulness18
- graciousness15
- gradualistic16
- graduateship19
- grallatorial13
- graminaceous17
- grammaticism21
- grammaticize28
- grandstander15
- granodiorite14
- graphitoidal19
- graphologist19
- graphophonic25
- graspingness16
- gratefulness16
- gratifyingly23
- gratuitously16
- graveclothes21
- gravelliness16
- gravicembalo22
- greathearted17
- greenbackism23
- greengrocery19
- greenhornism18
- greenishness16
- greenlandish17
- greenswarded18
- greetingless14
- gregariously17
- gregorianist14
- grenadierial14
- grievousness16
- griffinesque28
- grippingness18
- gristmilling16
- grossularite13
- grotesquerie22
- groundedness15
- groundlessly17
- grudgingness16
- gruesomeness15
13 letter words starting with GR (20)
- gracelessness16
- gracilariidae17
- gradationally18
- graminivorous19
- grammarianism20
- grammatically23
- grammatolatry21
- gramophonical23
- granddaughter20
- grandfatherly24
- grandiloquent24
- grandiloquous24
- grandmotherly23
- grandparental17
- granitization23
- granuliferous17
- granulomatous16
- graphicalness21
- graphological22
- graticulation16
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What some of these words mean
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grab | A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. To gripe suddenly |
| gray | White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age |
| gree | Good will |
| grid | A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron |
| grim | Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect |
| grip | The griffin. A small ditch or furrow. Ray. To trench |
| gris | Gray. Chaucer. A costly kind of fur. Chaucer. A little pig |
| grit | Sand or gravel |
| grog | A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened |
| gros | A heavy silk with a dull finish |
| grot | A grotto. Milton. A groat |
| grow | To increase in size by a natural and organic process |
| grub | To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate |
| grace | The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor |
| grade | A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order |
| graft | (a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree… |
| grail | A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church |
| graip | A dungfork |
| grant | To give over |
| grape | (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are… |
Quick facts about this list
| Words shown | 800 of 827 |
| Shortest | 4 letters |
| Longest | grandfatherly (13 letters) |
| Highest scoring | grizzly (29 points) |
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How many words start with GR?
827 words in a full English dictionary. This page lists the 800 most common of them, from 4 to 13 letters.
What is the longest word that starts with GR?
grandfatherly, with 13 letters.
Which of these words scores highest in a tile game?
grizzly, worth 29 points using standard letter values.
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