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Is gaunt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gaunt is a Scrabble US word. The word gaunt is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is gaunt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gaunt is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is gaunt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gaunt is a Words With Friends word. The word gaunt is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

GAUNT,

4-letter words (9 found)

AUNT,GANT,GAUN,GNAT,GUAN,TANG,TUAN,TUNA,TUNG,

3-letter words (17 found)

ANT,GAN,GAT,GAU,GNU,GUN,GUT,NAG,NAT,NUG,NUT,TAG,TAN,TAU,TUG,TUN,UTA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AG,AN,AT,GU,NA,NU,TA,UG,UN,UT,

You can make 37 words from gaunt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gaunt

gaunt agunt guant ugant augnt uagnt ganut agnut gnaut ngaut angut nagut gunat ugnat gnuat nguat ungat nugat aungt uangt anugt naugt unagt nuagt gautn agutn guatn ugatn augtn uagtn gatun agtun gtaun tgaun atgun tagun gutan ugtan gtuan tguan utgan tugan autgn uatgn atugn taugn utagn tuagn gantu agntu gnatu ngatu angtu nagtu gatnu agtnu gtanu tganu atgnu tagnu gntau ngtau gtnau tgnau ntgau tngau antgu natgu atngu tangu ntagu tnagu gunta ugnta gnuta nguta ungta nugta gutna ugtna gtuna tguna utgna tugna gntua ngtua gtnua tgnua ntgua tngua untga nutga utnga tunga ntuga tnuga auntg uantg anutg nautg unatg nuatg autng uatng atung taung utang tuang antug natug atnug tanug ntaug tnaug untag nutag utnag tunag ntuag tnuag

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Definitions and meaning of gaunt

gaunt

Alternative forms

  • gant (dialectal, Scotland)
  • gent (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English gawnt, gawnte (“lean, slender”), from Old French jaunet, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, related to Old Norse gandr (“magic staff, stick”), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz (“stick, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to beat, hit, drive”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: gônt, IPA(key): /ɡɔːnt/
  • (some accents) enPR: gänt, IPA(key): /ɡɑːnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːnt, -ɑːnt

Adjective

gaunt (comparative gaunter, superlative gauntest)

  1. Lean, angular, and bony.
  2. Haggard, drawn, and emaciated.
  3. Bleak, barren, and desolate.

Synonyms

  • scraggy, scrawny, skinny

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gaunt”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Tunga, untag

Scots

Alternative forms

  • gant

Etymology

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

Verb

gaunt

  1. To yawn.

Noun

gaunt (plural gaunts)

  1. A yawn.

Source: wiktionary.org