Grebe is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 37 anagrams from letters in grebe (beegr).
First recorded in 1760-70, grebe is from the French word grèbe
In its nesting economy the Little grebe closely resembles its congeners.
The nests of the Little grebe may be found floating in every rushy pool.
Then Mrs. grebe takes her place on it, and proceeds to lay and hatch her eggs.
In regard to size this grebe comes next to the Western, being 19 in.
The Least grebe is by far the smallest of the grebes in this country, being but 10 in.
This grebe is a late breeder, the eggs not being laid before June.
The parent will sometimes dive with its offspring, just as the Little grebe will do.
A summary word or two, first, respecting the grebe family, will be useful.
Specimens of this grebe were obtained near Cordova by White in 1882.
The nest of the grebe is usually placed in a tuft of rushes, on the edge of the water.