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Is gaw a Scrabble word?

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

G2A1W4

Is gaw a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1W4

Is gaw a Words With Friends word?

The word gaw is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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3-letter words (2 found)

GAW,WAG,

2-letter words (2 found)

AG,AW,

You can make 4 words from gaw according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gaw

gaw

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɔː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɔ/, (cot–caught merger) /ɡɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː

Etymology 1

From Middle English gowen (“to stare”), from Old Norse gá.

Verb

gaw (third-person singular simple present gaws, present participle gawing, simple past and past participle gawed)

  1. (obsolete) To gape or stare.
Derived terms
  • gawk
Translations

Etymology 2

Minced oath for God.

Interjection

gaw

  1. An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror
Synonyms
  • (expressing disbelief): fiddlesticks, get out of town, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
  • (expressing horror or shock): gorblimey, Jeebus, Jiminy Cricket, 'sblood; see also Thesaurus:wow
  • (expressing disdain): feh, pfaugh, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah
Translations

Anagrams

  • AGW, AWG, GWA, WAG, WGA, wag

Cebuano

Etymology

From ig-agaw.

Noun

gaw

  1. an address to a cousin

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch gauw (“quickly”).

Adjective

gaw

  1. quick, fast

Derived terms

  • gawgaw

Source: wiktionary.org