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Is grievous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word grievous is a Scrabble US word. The word grievous is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

G2R1I1E1V4O1U1S1

Is grievous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word grievous is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

G2R1I1E1V4O1U1S1

Is grievous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word grievous is a Words With Friends word. The word grievous is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3R1I1E1V5O1U2S1

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8-letter words (1 found)

GRIEVOUS,

7-letter words (3 found)

VIGOURS,VOGUERS,VOGUIER,

6-letter words (23 found)

ERUGOS,GIVERS,GROUSE,GROVES,GUIROS,GUISER,OGIVES,ORGIES,ORGUES,REGIUS,ROGUES,ROUGES,RUGOSE,VIGORS,VIGOUR,VIREOS,VIRGES,VIROSE,VIROUS,VOGIER,VOGUER,VOGUES,VOUGES,

5-letter words (49 found)

ERGOS,ERUGO,ERUVS,EUROS,GIROS,GIVER,GIVES,GOERS,GOIER,GORES,GORIS,GORSE,GRISE,GROVE,GRUES,GUIRO,GUISE,OGIVE,OGRES,ORGUE,OSIER,OURIE,OVERS,REGOS,RIVES,ROGUE,ROUES,ROUGE,ROUSE,ROVES,SERVO,SIEUR,SIVER,SOGER,SURGE,URGES,VEGOS,VERSO,VIERS,VIGOR,VIREO,VIRES,VIRGE,VIRUS,VISOR,VOGIE,VOGUE,VOUGE,VROUS,

4-letter words (73 found)

EGIS,EGOS,ERGO,ERGS,EROS,ERUV,EUOI,EURO,EVOS,GEOS,GERS,GIES,GIOS,GIRO,GIVE,GOER,GOES,GORE,GORI,GORS,GOVS,GRIS,GRUE,GUES,GURS,GUVS,IRES,IURE,OGRE,ORES,ORGS,OURS,OVER,REGO,REGS,REIS,REOS,REVS,RIGS,RISE,RIVE,RIVO,ROES,ROSE,ROUE,ROVE,RUES,RUGS,RUSE,SEGO,SEIR,SIRE,SORE,SORI,SOUR,SUER,SUGO,SURE,URES,URGE,USER,VEGO,VERS,VIER,VIES,VIGS,VIRE,VISE,VOES,VOGS,VORS,VROU,VUGS,

3-letter words (62 found)

EGO,ERG,ERS,EVO,GEO,GER,GIE,GIO,GIS,GOE,GOR,GOS,GOV,GUE,GUR,GUS,GUV,IOS,IRE,ISO,OES,OIS,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,OUR,OUS,REG,REI,REO,RES,REV,RIG,ROE,RUE,RUG,SEG,SEI,SER,SEV,SIG,SIR,SOG,SOU,SOV,SRI,SUE,SUG,SUI,SUR,UGS,URE,USE,VEG,VIE,VIG,VIS,VOE,VOG,VOR,VUG,

2-letter words (18 found)

ER,ES,GI,GO,GU,IO,IS,OE,OI,OR,OS,OU,RE,SI,SO,UG,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 230 words from grievous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of grievous

grievous

Alternative forms

  • greuous (obsolete)
  • greevous (obsolete)
  • gravious (obsolete)
  • grievious, grevious (less common / nonstandard outside dialects)

Etymology

From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɹiː.vəs/
  • Rhymes: -iːvəs
  • (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA(key): /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)

Adjective

grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most grievous)

  1. Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
  2. Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:lamentable

Derived terms

  • grievous bodily harm

Translations

References

  • “grievous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • grevious

Source: wiktionary.org