Jumble solved
Is GRIEVOUS a word? Yes.
GRIEVOUS is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 159 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 159
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 4
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (I, E, O, U) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 4 remaining consonants (G, R, V, S).
grievous in a sentence
“The famine was grievous in the land.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of GRIEVOUS
One word uses all 8 letters:
- grievous
8-letter words
1 word found- grievous12
7-letter words
2 words found6-letter words
16 words found+ 1 more 6-letter word
5-letter words
38 words found+ 23 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
50 words found+ 35 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
39 words found+ 24 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
13 words foundRelated jumbles to try
Shorter words inside GRIEVOUS — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to GRIEVOUS
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and grievous opens up 1 9-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
8
Distinct
8
Vowels
50%
I, E, O, U
Consonants
50%
G, R, V, S
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Solving GRIEVOUS: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters grievous?
Rearranging the 8 letters in grievous produces 159 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 8-letter answer grievous here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does grievous have any anagrams?
Using all 8 letters, grievous rearranges into exactly one word: grievous.
What is the longest word you can make from grievous?
The longest solution is grievous at 8 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from grievous?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: grievous yields ego, erg, ers, gie, gis, gor, gos, guv, ire and oes. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "grievous" used in a sentence?
Grievous is itself a valid word. For example: "The famine was grievous in the land." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from grievous scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, grievous is the top scorer from grievous at 12 points, followed by vigours (11), voguers (11) and givers (10). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.