5 letter words starting with gri

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with gri.

  • GRICE
  • GRIDE
  • GRIDS
  • GRIEF
  • GRIFF
  • GRIFT
  • GRIGS
  • GRIKE
  • GRILL
  • GRIME
  • GRIMY
  • GRIND
  • GRINS
  • GRIOT
  • GRIPE
  • GRIPS
  • GRIPT
  • GRIPY
  • GRISE
  • GRIST
  • GRISY
  • GRITH
  • GRITS
  • GRIZE

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:


Definition of grike

grike (noun)

  1. A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.

Definition of gripe

gripe (noun)

  1. A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
  2. A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
  3. Grasp; clutch; grip
  4. That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
  5. A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
  6. Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.
  7. (chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
  8. The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
  9. The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
  10. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
  11. A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.

gripe (verb)

  1. To complain; to whine.
  2. To annoy or bother.
  3. To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
  4. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
  5. To suffer griping pains.
  6. To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
  7. To seize or grasp.

Definition of grips

grips (verb)

  1. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
  2. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
  3. To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
  4. To trench; to drain.

grips (noun)

  1. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
  2. A handle or other place to grip.
  3. A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
  4. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
  5. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
  6. A lot of something.
  7. A long time.
  8. A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
  9. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
  10. Assistance; help or encouragement.
  11. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
  12. As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
  13. A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
  14. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

grips (noun)

  1. A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

grips (noun)

  1. The griffin.

grips (noun)

  1. Influenza, the flu.