grunt

NOUNVERB /grənt/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

grunt is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1U1N1T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does grunt mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker.

“infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts”

“he went from grunt to chairman in six years”

3

Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise.

“He grunted his reluctant approval”

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