Definition of grunt

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • grunt is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • grunt is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • grunt is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of grunt


  • the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. oink
  • an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker (noun)

    Examples

    1. infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts
    2. he went from grunt to chairman in six years
  • issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise (verb)

    Examples

    1. He grunted his reluctant approval
  • medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught (noun)

See definition of grunt in Merriam Webster