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Is gorse a Scrabble word?

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

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Is gorse a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is gorse a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (7 found)

ERGOS,GOERS,GORES,GORSE,OGRES,REGOS,SOGER,

4-letter words (20 found)

EGOS,ERGO,ERGS,EROS,GEOS,GERS,GOER,GOES,GORE,GORS,OGRE,ORES,ORGS,REGO,REGS,REOS,ROES,ROSE,SEGO,SORE,

3-letter words (20 found)

EGO,ERG,ERS,GEO,GER,GOE,GOR,GOS,OES,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,REG,REO,RES,ROE,SEG,SER,SOG,

2-letter words (8 found)

ER,ES,GO,OE,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 56 words from gorse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gorse

gorse ogrse grose rgose orgse rogse gosre ogsre gsore sgore osgre sogre grsoe rgsoe gsroe sgroe rsgoe srgoe orsge rosge osrge sorge rsoge sroge gores ogres groes rgoes orges roges goers ogers geors egors oegrs eogrs greos rgeos geros egros regos ergos oregs roegs oergs eorgs reogs erogs goser ogser gsoer sgoer osger soger goesr ogesr geosr egosr oegsr eogsr gseor sgeor gesor egsor segor esgor osegr soegr oesgr eosgr seogr esogr grseo rgseo gsreo sgreo rsgeo srgeo greso rgeso gerso egrso regso ergso gsero sgero gesro egsro segro esgro rsego srego resgo ersgo sergo esrgo orseg roseg osreg soreg rsoeg sroeg oresg roesg oersg eorsg reosg erosg oserg soerg oesrg eosrg seorg esorg rseog sreog resog ersog serog esrog

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

Definitions and meaning of gorse

gorse

Etymology

From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”).

Akin to German Gerste (“barley”) and Latin hordeum (“barley”). Also compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”), whence Proto-Celtic *garwos.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: gôrs, IPA(key): /ɡɔɹs/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɔːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s

Noun

gorse (countable and uncountable, plural gorses)

  1. An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.

Synonyms

  • furze, whin

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Further reading

  • Ulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Geros, Goers, Grose, Regos, ergos, esrog, goers, gores, ogres, regos, roges, soger

Source: wiktionary.org