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Is groan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word groan is a Scrabble US word. The word groan is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is groan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word groan is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is groan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word groan is a Words With Friends word. The word groan is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (5 found)

ARGON,GROAN,NAGOR,ORANG,ORGAN,

4-letter words (8 found)

AGON,AGRO,GNAR,GORA,GRAN,RANG,ROAN,RONG,

3-letter words (14 found)

AGO,GAN,GAR,GOA,GON,GOR,NAG,NOG,NOR,OAR,ORA,ORG,RAG,RAN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AN,AR,GO,NA,NO,ON,OR,

You can make 35 words from groan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of groan

groan rgoan goran ogran rogan organ graon rgaon garon agron ragon argon goarn ogarn gaorn agorn oagrn aogrn roagn oragn raogn arogn oargn aorgn grona rgona gorna ogrna rogna orgna grnoa rgnoa gnroa ngroa rngoa nrgoa gonra ognra gnora ngora ongra nogra ronga ornga rnoga nroga onrga norga grano rgano garno agrno ragno argno grnao rgnao gnrao ngrao rngao nrgao ganro agnro gnaro ngaro angro nagro rango arngo rnago nrago anrgo nargo goanr oganr gaonr agonr oagnr aognr gonar ognar gnoar ngoar ongar nogar ganor agnor gnaor ngaor angor nagor oangr aongr onagr noagr anogr naogr roang orang raong arong oarng aorng ronag ornag rnoag nroag onrag norag ranog arnog rnaog nraog anrog narog oanrg aonrg onarg noarg anorg naorg

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Definitions and meaning of groan

groan

Alternative forms

  • grane, grain, graen (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).

Cognate with Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).

The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹəʊn/
  • (General American) enPR: ʹgrōn, IPA(key): /ɡɹoʊn/
  • Homophone: grown
  • Rhymes: -əʊn

Noun

groan (plural groans)

  1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  2. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
  3. (of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Alternative forms

  • groane (obsolete)

Translations

Verb

groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned)

  1. To make a groan.
  2. (figurative) To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
  3. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Alternative forms

  • groane (obsolete)

Derived terms

  • groaner

Translations

Anagrams

  • Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, nagor, orang, organ, rag on, rango

Source: wiktionary.org