grief
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounSuffering, hardship. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Example:
The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
- verbTo deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game, and especially by exploiting game mechanics without using cheats to do so, often through acts of destruction or vandalism.
- nounEmotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
Example:
She was worn out from so much grief.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #596 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 66% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None