Grouchy

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Easily irritated and inclined to complain, in a bad-tempered or sulky mood.

“He was always grouchy in the mornings before his first cup of tea.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɡraʊt͡ʃi/

Syllables

grouch·y

Related Words

Synonyms

crabbed crabby cross fussy grumpy

Antonyms

cheerfulamiablegood-natured

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains CH and ends in Y, and the OU vowel pair helps narrow your Wordle guesses effectively

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Scrabble

GROUCHY scores well thanks to the CH and Y, with limited extension options but solid as a mid-game play

Words Related to Grouchy

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groucho

Words you can make from Grouchy

Shorter words formed from the letters in “grouchy”.

grouch cough goury ochry roguy rough rougy chou choy chry cory croh croy cury gory gour guhr gyro hory hour hugo hugy your

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