gray

VERBNOUNADJECTIVE /greɪ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

gray is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1A1Y4
2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does gray mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
2

Turn grey.

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NOUN · 9 SENSES
2

Horse of a light gray or whitish color.

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3

Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey.

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4

English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965).

5

Clothing that is a grey color.

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United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888).

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The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad.

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English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771).

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American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806).

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ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black.

“gray flannel suit”

RELATED
2

Intermediate in character or position.

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3

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair.

SIMILAR
4

Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms).

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