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Yes. The word gosling is a Scrabble US word. The word gosling is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word gosling is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

GOSLING,OGLINGS,

6-letter words (7 found)

GOINGS,LINGOS,LOGINS,LOSING,OGGINS,OGLING,SOLING,

5-letter words (14 found)

GINGS,GOING,GONGS,LINGO,LINGS,LINOS,LIONS,LOGIN,LOINS,LONGS,NOGGS,NOILS,OGGIN,SLING,

4-letter words (32 found)

GIGS,GING,GINS,GIOS,GONG,GONS,IGGS,INGO,INGS,IONS,LIGS,LING,LINO,LINS,LION,LOGS,LOIN,LONG,NILS,NOGG,NOGS,NOIL,OILS,SIGN,SILO,SING,SLOG,SNIG,SNOG,SOIL,SOLI,SONG,

3-letter words (29 found)

GIG,GIN,GIO,GIS,GON,GOS,IGG,ING,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,LIG,LIN,LIS,LOG,LOS,NIL,NIS,NOG,NOS,OIL,OIS,ONS,SIG,SIN,SOG,SOL,SON,

2-letter words (13 found)

GI,GO,IN,IO,IS,LI,LO,NO,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 97 words from gosling according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gosling

gosling

Alternative forms

  • goslin (obsolete, regional)

Etymology

From Late Middle English goslyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos (“goose”)) of earlier gesling (“gosling”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse gæsling, géslingr (“gosling”), from gás (“goose”) +‎ -lingr (“-ling”), equivalent to goose +‎ -ling. Cognate with Danish gæsling (“gosling”), Swedish gässling (“gosling”). Compare also Low German gossel, gössel (“gosling”), German Gänslein (“gosling”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɒzlɪŋ/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɡɑzlɪŋ/

Noun

gosling (plural goslings)

  1. A young goose.
    Synonym: gooseling
    Coordinate terms: duckling, cygnet, swanling
  2. An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.
  3. (dated) A catkin on willows, nut trees, and pines.

Derived terms

  • May gosling

Related terms

  • goose

Descendants

  • → Irish: góislín

Translations

Anagrams

  • golgins, logings, oglings

Middle English

Noun

gosling

  1. Alternative form of goselyng

Source: wiktionary.org