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Is gorget a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gorget is a Scrabble US word. The word gorget is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is gorget a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gorget is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

G2O1R1G2E1T1

Is gorget a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gorget is a Words With Friends word. The word gorget is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1R1G3E1T1

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6-letter words (2 found)

GORGET,TOGGER,

5-letter words (4 found)

ERGOT,GORGE,GREGO,REGGO,

4-letter words (13 found)

ERGO,GERT,GOER,GORE,GROG,GROT,OGRE,REGO,ROTE,TEGG,TOGE,TORE,TROG,

3-letter words (21 found)

EGG,EGO,ERG,GEO,GER,GET,GOE,GOR,GOT,ORE,ORG,ORT,REG,REO,RET,ROE,ROT,TEG,TOE,TOG,TOR,

2-letter words (8 found)

ER,ET,GO,OE,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 49 words from gorget according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gorget

gorget

Etymology

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/, /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/, /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/, /ˌɡoɹˈʒeɪ/

Noun

gorget (plural gorgets)

  1. (historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
    Synonyms: neckplate, hausse-col, (less common) gorgerin, (less common) gorgerette
  2. (historical) A crescent-shaped ornamental metal plate suspended around the neck from the crescent's points by a length of chain or ribbon, used to indicate rank or authority and was worn as part of a dress military uniform by officers.
  3. (historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
    Synonym: (less common) gorgerette
  4. An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
  5. (surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
    Synonym: (obsolete) gorgeret
  6. A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
  7. (zoology) A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
  8. (UK, dialect, Cornwall) A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

Derived terms

  • gorget hummer
  • gorgeted

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References

  • “gorget”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org