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Is gamin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gamin is a Scrabble US word. The word gamin is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is gamin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gamin is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

GAMIN,

4-letter words (10 found)

AGIN,AMIN,GAIN,MAGI,MAIN,MANG,MANI,MINA,MING,NGAI,

3-letter words (15 found)

AIM,AIN,AMI,ANI,GAM,GAN,GIN,ING,MAG,MAN,MIG,MNA,NAG,NAM,NIM,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AM,AN,GI,IN,MA,MI,NA,

You can make 35 words from gamin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gamin

gamin agmin gmain mgain amgin magin gaimn agimn giamn igamn aigmn iagmn gmian mgian giman igman migan imgan amign maign aimgn iamgn miagn imagn gamni agmni gmani mgani amgni magni ganmi agnmi gnami ngami angmi nagmi gmnai mgnai gnmai ngmai mngai nmgai amngi mangi anmgi namgi mnagi nmagi gainm aginm gianm iganm aignm iagnm ganim agnim gnaim ngaim angim nagim ginam ignam gniam ngiam ingam nigam aingm iangm anigm naigm inagm niagm gmina mgina gimna igmna migna imgna gmnia mgnia gnmia ngmia mngia nmgia ginma ignma gnima ngima ingma nigma minga imnga mniga nmiga inmga nimga aming maing aimng iamng miang imang amnig manig anmig namig mnaig nmaig ainmg ianmg animg naimg inamg niamg minag imnag mniag nmiag inmag nimag

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Definitions and meaning of gamin

gamin

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamin (“street urchin; young boy”), apparently an “eastern dialect” word of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæmɪn/
  • Rhymes: -æmɪn
  • Hyphenation: ga‧min

Noun

gamin (plural gamins)

  1. (dated, also attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.
    Antonym: (female) gamine

Hypernyms

  • (homeless boy): guttersnipe, street child
  • (cheeky boy): imp, rascal

Derived terms

  • gaminesque

Related terms

  • gamine (noun, adjective)
  • gaminerie

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Magin, Nigam, gmina, magni-, migan, minga

French

Etymology

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.mɛ̃/

Noun

gamin m (plural gamins, feminine gamine)

  1. (dated) street urchin, street kid
  2. (colloquial) kid
    Synonyms: gosse, (regional) minot, kid

Adjective

gamin (feminine gamine, masculine plural gamins, feminine plural gamines)

  1. mischievous, naughty

Derived terms

  • gaminement
  • gaminerie

Further reading

  • “gamin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɣəˈmæ̃ː˦]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧min
  • Rhymes: -æ̃ː

Noun

gamin m (plural gamins, diminutive gaminke)

  1. (Maastrichtian, rare in some other dialects) rascal boy, an imp particularly inclined to mischief

Synonyms

Middle English

Noun

gamin

  1. Alternative form of game

Source: wiktionary.org