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Is gloat a Scrabble word?

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

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Is gloat a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2L1O1A1T1

Is gloat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gloat is a Words With Friends word. The word gloat is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

GLOAT,

4-letter words (7 found)

ALTO,GAOL,GOAL,GOAT,LOTA,TOGA,TOLA,

3-letter words (14 found)

AGO,ALT,GAL,GAT,GOA,GOT,LAG,LAT,LOG,LOT,OAT,TAG,TAO,TOG,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AL,AT,GO,LA,LO,TA,TO,

You can make 30 words from gloat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gloat

gloat lgoat golat oglat logat olgat glaot lgaot galot aglot lagot algot goalt ogalt gaolt agolt oaglt aoglt loagt olagt laogt alogt oalgt aolgt glota lgota golta oglta logta olgta gltoa lgtoa gtloa tgloa ltgoa tlgoa gotla ogtla gtola tgola otgla togla lotga oltga ltoga tloga otlga tolga glato lgato galto aglto lagto algto gltao lgtao gtlao tglao ltgao tlgao gatlo agtlo gtalo tgalo atglo taglo latgo altgo ltago tlago atlgo talgo goatl ogatl gaotl agotl oagtl aogtl gotal ogtal gtoal tgoal otgal togal gatol agtol gtaol tgaol atgol tagol oatgl aotgl otagl toagl atogl taogl loatg olatg laotg alotg oaltg aoltg lotag oltag ltoag tloag otlag tolag latog altog ltaog tlaog atlog talog oatlg aotlg otalg toalg atolg taolg

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Definitions and meaning of gloat

gloat

Alternative forms

  • glote, glout (both obsolete?)

Etymology

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡloʊt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡləʊt/
  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated)

  1. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
  2. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

Derived terms

  • gloater
  • gloaty

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Noun

gloat (plural gloats)

  1. An act or instance of gloating.

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Anagrams

  • LoTAG

Source: wiktionary.org