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Is gaster a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gaster is a Scrabble US word. The word gaster is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is gaster a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gaster is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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6-letter words (8 found)

GASTER,GATERS,GRASTE,GRATES,GREATS,RETAGS,STAGER,TARGES,

5-letter words (31 found)

AGERS,ARETS,ASTER,EARST,GARES,GATER,GATES,GEARS,GEATS,GETAS,GRATE,GREAT,RAGES,RATES,REAST,RESAT,RETAG,SAGER,SARGE,SEGAR,STAGE,STARE,STEAR,STRAE,STRAG,TARES,TARGE,TASER,TEARS,TERAS,TERGA,

4-letter words (57 found)

AGER,AGES,AREG,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERGS,ERST,ETAS,GAES,GARE,GARS,GART,GAST,GATE,GATS,GEAR,GEAT,GERS,GERT,GEST,GETA,GETS,GRAT,RAGE,RAGS,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REGS,REST,RETS,SAGE,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SETA,STAG,STAR,TAES,TAGS,TARE,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TEGS,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (42 found)

AGE,AGS,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,ERA,ERG,ERS,EST,ETA,GAE,GAR,GAS,GAT,GER,GET,RAG,RAS,RAT,REG,RES,RET,SAE,SAG,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEG,SER,SET,TAE,TAG,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEG,TES,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AG,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 152 words from gaster according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gaster

gaster

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.stɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

gaster (plural gasters)

  1. (anatomy, rare) The stomach.
  2. (zootomy, entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants).

Derived terms

  • paragaster
  • metagaster

Related terms

  • -gastria
  • gastric
  • gastro-
  • melanogaster

References

  • “gaster”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • 'Gaters, Gaters, Greats, Stager, Strega, grates, greats, ragest, retags, stager, targes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡas.ter/, [ˈɡäs̠t̪ɛr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡas.ter/, [ˈɡäst̪er]

Noun

gaster f (variously declined, genitive gasteris or gastrī); third declension, second declension

  1. (literal) the belly
    Synonym: (pure Latin) venter
  2. (transferred sense) a big-bellied vessel

Inflection

Third-declension noun or second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Derived terms

  • gastricus

Related terms

  • digastricus

References

  • “gaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.

Verb

gaster

  1. to waste (not make good use of)
  2. to destroy

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Synonyms

  • (to destroy): destruire

Descendants

  • French: gâter

Old French

Etymology

From Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.

Verb

gaster

  1. to waste (not make good use of)
  2. to destroy

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms

  • (to destroy): destruire

Related terms

  • guastine, gastine

Descendants

  • Middle French: gaster
    • French: gâter

Source: wiktionary.org