Gritted

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of grit, meaning clenched the teeth firmly together in pain or determination, or spread grit on an icy surface.

“He gritted his teeth and pushed through the final agonising kilometre of the race.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

grit·ted

Related Words

Synonyms

clenchedgroundsetbraced

Antonyms

relaxedunclenched

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double T in the middle, GR- start with -ITTED ending, the -ITTED cluster is shared with fitted and pitted

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Scrabble

Double T with moderate tile values, the -ITTED pattern appears in several common words, aiding board placement

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Words you can make from Gritted

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gritted”.

dirge diter egrid getid greit gride redig ridge tiger tigre tired titer titre tried trite deti dier diet dire dirt dite ditt dreg drie

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