GRIZZLED means having gray or partly gray hair, typically describing someone whose hair has become streaked with gray, especially from age or stress.
Yes. GRIZZLED is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 28 points in Scrabble, 30 in Words With Friends and 29 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | G | R | I | Z | Z | L | E | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| Words With Friends | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Wordfeud | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
GRIZZLED describes hair that has become gray or partly gray, often in a way that creates a salt-and-pepper appearance. While primarily referring to hair color, the term often carries connotations of experience, wisdom, or weathering - someone who has "been through it." The word is frequently used to describe veterans, seasoned professionals, or anyone whose appearance suggests years of experience. A grizzled appearance can imply toughness, endurance, and hard-won knowledge. In literature and film, "grizzled" characters are often mentors or battle-hardened individuals. Common applications of grizzled: Physical description: Gray-haired, especially with mixed gray and original color Character types: Veterans, old sailors, experienced detectives, wise mentors Metaphorical use: Weathered, seasoned, showing signs of long experience Animal descriptions: Animals with gray-mixed fur, like grizzly bears
The word grizzled comes from Middle English grisel, derived from Old French grisel or gris, meaning "gray." This traces back to Frankish *grīs, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning "gray." The connection to "grizzly" (as in grizzly bear) shares the same etymology - both refer to the grayish coloring. The bear was named for its silver-tipped fur that gives it a grizzled appearance. The "-ed" suffix makes it an adjective describing the state of having gray hair. First recorded in English around the 15th century, "grizzled" originally meant simply "gray" but evolved to specifically describe hair streaked or mixed with gray, rather than uniformly gray.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of GRIZZLED.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside GRIZZLED: 66 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: DRIZZLEGRIZZLEZEDZIGLEZGILDERGIRDLEGLIDERREGILDRIDGELDIRGEGELID. See all words from GRIZZLED.