Gry

Gry refers to the three-letter sequence g-r-y, most often encountered in discussions about words that end with the letters “gry.” In English, the ending -gry is not productive for forming a wide range of common words, and only a very small number of widely used terms end with these letters.

Linguistic status and examples

The two best-known English words ending in -gry are angry and hungry. Beyond these, there are very few commonly used terms ending with -gry, and many words that do end with -gry are obscure, archaic, or specialized. As a result, the ending -gry is regarded as rare in contemporary everyday English vocabulary.

Cultural and puzzle context

Gry is widely referenced in popular culture through a famous word puzzle about English words that end with -gry. The puzzle asks for a third word ending in -gry beyond angry and hungry. The question is generally understood as a trick or misdirection rather than a genuine lexical problem, because no broadly recognized third common English word ending in -gry is agreed upon by standard dictionaries. The aftermath of the puzzle has made the term “gry” a notable meme in discussions of language puzzles, rather than a fixture of everyday lexicon.

See also

Word puzzle; English words ending in -gry; linguistic trivia.