Groping
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Proceeding with uncertainty, hesitance, and a lack of direction, as if feeling one's way through darkness.
“She spent her first months in the new role groping for a clear sense of direction.”
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grop·ing
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Wordle
GR- start with -OPING ending, P in position 4 separates the two O-adjacent letters and is worth confirming
Scrabble
P scores 3 in a well-balanced 7-letter word, GROPING is a reliable mid-game play with good board placement options
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