grid: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with G · ends with D
Meaning of grid
noun
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
Listed forms: grids.
Source: Wiktionary — grid.
verb
To mark with a grid.
To assign a reference grid to.
To enter in a grid.
Example: On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
Listed forms: grids, gridding, gridded.
Source: Wiktionary — grid.
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 grid.
noun
a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- power system
- power grid
noun
a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- storage-battery grid
noun
an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- control grid
noun
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is grid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of grid
G(2) + R(1) + I(1) + D(2) = 6 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 grid
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from grid
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in grid. Showing up to 24, longest first.