gruesome

Adjective Satellite

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"

Adj

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

Adjective

Causing repulsion or horror; ghastly or morbid.

Examples

The triple-word score was GRUESOME for his opponent, but delightful for him.

Origin / Etymology

From grue (“to shudder”) + -some. Compare Danish and Norwegian grusom (“cruel; horrible”), German grausam (“cruel”), and Dutch gruwzaam (“gruesome; cruel”).

Synonyms

ghastly, grim, grisly, macabre, sick

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

gruesome: valid Words With Friends Word