grey: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with G · ends with Y
Meaning of grey
adj
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- South-Africa, slang
Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
Listed forms: greyer, greyest.
Source: Wiktionary — grey.
verb
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
Listed forms: greys, greying, greyed.
Source: Wiktionary — grey.
noun
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
Listed forms: greys.
Source: Wiktionary — grey.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for grey.
adjective
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
adjective
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
adjective
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
adjective
intermediate in character or position
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is grey in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Not found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of grey
G(2) + R(1) + E(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of grey
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from grey
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in grey. Showing up to 24, longest first.