Definitions for the word, grit

(n.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.

(n.) Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.

(n.) Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.

(n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.

(n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.

(n.) The coarse part of meal.

(v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

(v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.


6 words found in the Scrabble word, grit



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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