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Is gnat a Scrabble word?

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

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Is gnat a Scrabble UK word?

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

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4-letter words (3 found)

GANT,GNAT,TANG,

3-letter words (7 found)

ANT,GAN,GAT,NAG,NAT,TAG,TAN,

2-letter words (5 found)

AG,AN,AT,NA,TA,

You can make 15 words from gnat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gnat

gnat ngat gant agnt nagt angt gnta ngta gtna tgna ntga tnga gatn agtn gtan tgan atgn tagn natg antg ntag tnag atng tang

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Definitions and meaning of gnat

gnat

Etymology

From Middle English gnat, from Old English gnætt (“gnat; midge; mosquito”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnatt, *gnattu, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz, *gnattuz (“gnat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind”). Cognate with Low German Gnatte (“gnat”), dialectal Swedish gnatt (“mote; particle; atom”), German Gnatz (“scabs; rash; scabies; stinginess”). Related also gnit and gnaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næt/
  • Rhymes: -æt

Noun

gnat (plural gnats)

  1. Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
  2. (informal) An annoying person.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • gnit

Translations

See also

  • midge

Anagrams

  • Gant, T'ang, Tang, tang

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • gnatte, knat, knatte, gnet

Etymology

From Old English gnætt, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡnat/, /ɡnɛt/

Noun

gnat (plural gnattes)

  1. A gnat or similar insect.
  2. Something of little worth or importance.

Descendants

  • English: gnat
  • Scots: gnat

References

  • “gnat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnatъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡnat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: gnat

Noun

gnat m animal (diminutive gnacik)

  1. (colloquial) large bone
  2. (slang) gun

Declension

Further reading

  • gnat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org