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Grinds

g 2r 1i 1n 1d 2s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of grind

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does grinds mean?

noun

  1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

    Synonymsswotnerdwonkdweeb

  2. the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

    “a coarse grind of coffee”

  3. hard monotonous routine work

    Synonymsdrudgeryploddingdonkeywork

  4. the act of grinding to a powder or dust

    Synonymsmillpulverizationpulverisation

verb

  1. press or grind with a crushing noise

    Synonymscrunchcranchcraunch

  2. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

    “grate one's teeth in anger”

    Synonymsgrate

  3. work hard

    “She was digging away at her math homework”

    Synonymslaborlabourtoilfagtravail

  4. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

  5. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

    “grind the spices in a mortar”

    Synonymsmashcrunchbraycomminute

  6. created by grinding

    “grind designs into the glass bowl”

Definitions shown for grind, the base form of grinds.

Is GRINDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GRINDS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2r 1i 1n 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3r 1i 1n 2d 2s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3r 1i 1n 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
g 4r 1i 1n 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GRINDS

Words that end like GRINDS

Common words that share the ending -INDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bindsfindskindsmindswindsblindshindsrindsremindsbehindsrebindsunwindsrescindswoodwindsspellbindswhirlwindsmasterminds
All words ending in -INDS

Grinds: quick answers

Is GRINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GRINDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GRINDS worth?
GRINDS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does grinds mean?
grinds is the plural and third-person singular form of grind, which means “an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GRINDS?
You can make 50 shorter words from GRINDS, such as DINGS, GIRDS, GRIDS, GRIND. See the full list.