grenade

Noun

A small explosive device, typically thrown by hand.
a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
A pomegranate.
A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
An unattractive girl.

Verb

To use grenade(s) upon.
Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out.

Examples

Playing GRENADE felt like an explosive move, opening up many scoring opportunities.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.

Scrabble Score: 9

grenade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
grenade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grenade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

grenade: valid Words With Friends Word