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Is ganger a Scrabble word?

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

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Is ganger a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1N1G2E1R1

Is ganger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ganger is a Words With Friends word. The word ganger is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3A1N2G3E1R1

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6-letter words (3 found)

GANGER,GRANGE,NAGGER,

5-letter words (7 found)

AGGER,ANGER,EGGAR,GAGER,RANGE,REGNA,RENGA,

4-letter words (21 found)

AGEN,AGER,AREG,EARN,GAEN,GAGE,GANE,GANG,GARE,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GNAR,GRAN,GREN,NARE,NEAR,RAGE,RAGG,RANG,REAN,

3-letter words (23 found)

AGE,ANE,ARE,EAN,EAR,EGG,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAG,GAN,GAR,GEN,GER,NAE,NAG,NEG,RAG,RAN,REG,REN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AG,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 65 words from ganger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ganger

ganger

Etymology

From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæŋə(ɹ)/

Noun

ganger (plural gangers)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
  2. A horse that goes quickly.
  3. (business, rail transport) One who oversees a gang of workmen.
  4. (coal mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
  5. (nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.

Derived terms

  • black-ganger
  • chain-ganger
  • footganger
  • foreganger

Anagrams

  • Gagner, Grange, grange, nagger

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gangari (spelt also as gangvari).

Noun

ganger c (singular definite gangeren, plural indefinite gangere)

  1. (poetic) steed, mount; riding horse

Declension

Synonyms

  • ridehest

Verb

ganger

  1. present of gange

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gagnere. Equivalent to gang +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.ŋər/
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ger
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋər

Noun

ganger m (plural gangers)

  1. (obsolete outside of compounds) A pedestrian.
    Synonym: voetganger

Derived terms

  • blindganger
  • kettingganger
  • kruisganger
  • partijganger
  • teenganger
  • telganger
  • voetganger
  • zoolganger

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ganger m

  1. indefinite plural of gang

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • ᚵᛆᚿᚵᚽᚱ

Etymology

From Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz.

Noun

ganger m

  1. act of walking
  2. movement forward
  3. path
  4. turning

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: gång

Source: wiktionary.org