GRATING
“GRATING” is a valid word.
9
Scrabble points
12
Words with Friends
7
letters
Definition
noun
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
adjective
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound