GRAY
/ɡɹeɪ/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb, adjective
Definition of GRAY
An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
An extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
To become gray.
"My hair is beginning to gray."
To cause to become gray.
To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
"the graying of America"
Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
Dreary, gloomy.
Examples of GRAY in a Sentence
- "My hair is beginning to gray."
- "the graying of America"
Word Details
Is GRAY a Scrabble Word?
Yes, GRAY is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like GRAY are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for GRAY
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | g | r | a | y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| WWF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in GRAY
12 words from the letters in GRAY
3-letter words
2-letter words
How to Use GRAY in Word Games
GRAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, making it a solid-scoring word.
Short word advantage: GRAY is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble GRAY to find 12 additional valid words.