grits

Meanings

Noun

coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
fortitude and determination
plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.
Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
plural of grit

Verb

cover with a grit
clench together
third-person singular simple present indicative of grit

Origin / Etymology

See grit (Etymology 2, “hulled oats”).

Synonyms

backbone, grit, gritrock, gritstone, gumption, guts, hominy grits, moxie, sand

Scrabble Score: 6

grits is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
grits is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grits is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

grits is a valid Words With Friends word