Groin

/ɡɹɔɪn/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Groin

noun

  1. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
  2. The area adjoining this fold or depression.

    "He pulled a muscle in his groin."

  3. The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
  4. The genitals.

    "He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain."

  5. The surface formed by two such vaults.

verb

  1. To deliver a blow to the genitals of.

    "In the scrum he somehow got groined."

  2. To build with groins.
  3. (literary) To hollow out, to excavate.

    "'Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped / Through granites which titanic wars had groined.' (From Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen)."

Anagrams of Groin

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "groin":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "groin" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Groin"

Groin is a 5-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "groin" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Groin" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "groin" is a low-scoring word.