Groynes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of groyne, referring to low walls or barriers of stone or timber built out from a shoreline to check erosion and sand movement.

“The wooden groynes along the beach helped prevent coastal erosion.”

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breakwatersjetties barriers

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Wordle

Contains the OY vowel pair and ends in NES, with the unusual YN letter combination being distinctive for Wordle

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Scrabble

GROYNES is a British English spelling worth knowing, scores well with the Y and the S hook is built in

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Anagrams of Groynes

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eryngos

Words you can make from Groynes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “groynes”.

eryngo geryon goners groyne ergon eryon esrog genos genro genys goers goner goney gonys gores gorse gorsy greys gyres gyron gyros norse noser nosey

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