Greedy

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having an excessive and selfish desire to acquire more than one needs, especially of money, food, or possessions.

“The greedy landlord raised rents again despite already making substantial profits.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɡriːdi/

Syllables

greed·y

Related Words

Synonyms

avariciouscovetousgrabbygraspingprehensileaviddevouringesurient

Antonyms

generousselflesscharitable

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double E and ends in Y, a reliable Wordle guess hitting several high-frequency letters at once.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the Y is excellent for hooking and the double E gives flexible placement.

Words Related to Greedy

Anagrams of Greedy

Words that use exactly the same letters as “greedy”.

greyed

Words one letter different

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greeds

Words you can make from Greedy

Shorter words formed from the letters in “greedy”.

edger greed gryde gyred redye reedy deer dere dree dreg drey dyer edge edgy eery eger egre eyed eyer eyre geed geer gere gery

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