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Is gilt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gilt is a Scrabble US word. The word gilt is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is gilt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gilt is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

G2I1L1T1

Is gilt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gilt is a Words With Friends word. The word gilt is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

GILT,GLIT,

3-letter words (5 found)

GIT,LIG,LIT,TIG,TIL,

2-letter words (4 found)

GI,IT,LI,TI,

You can make 11 words from gilt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gilt

gilt iglt glit lgit ilgt ligt gitl igtl gtil tgil itgl tigl glti lgti gtli tgli ltgi tlgi iltg litg itlg tilg ltig tlig

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word gilt. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in gilt.

Definitions and meaning of gilt

gilt

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɡɪlt/, [ɡɪɫt]
  • Homophone: guilt
  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Etymology 1

Formed in English from the verb gild (“to cover in gold”). Compare gold and German Geld.

Noun

gilt (usually uncountable, plural gilts)

  1. (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
    1. (uncountable, by extension) Gold-colored paint or other coating.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Money.
  3. (countable, finance, UK) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged).
  4. (obsolete, uncountable) A gilded object, an object covered with gold.
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Adjective

gilt (comparative more gilt, superlative most gilt)

  1. Golden coloured.
Translations

Verb

gilt

  1. simple past and past participle of gild

Related terms

  • parcel gilt

References

  • “gilt, n.2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2018.

Etymology 2

From Middle English gilt, gylt, from Old Norse gyltr; compare geld and yelt.

Noun

gilt (plural gilts)

  1. (UK, regional) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
Alternative forms
  • yilt
Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

gilt

  1. inflection of gillen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

  • ligt

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlt/

Verb

gilt

  1. inflection of gelten:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Karakalpak

Noun

gilt

  1. key

Old Norse

Adjective

gilt

  1. strong neuter nominative singular of gildr
  2. strong neuter accusative singular of gildr

Source: wiktionary.org