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Yes. The word gratuitous is a Scrabble US word. The word gratuitous is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is gratuitous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gratuitous is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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10-letter words (1 found)

GRATUITOUS,

8-letter words (1 found)

TOURISTA,

7-letter words (15 found)

AGISTOR,AGOUTIS,GIAOURS,GUITARS,GUTROTS,ORGIAST,OUTRIGS,RAGOUTS,RIGOUTS,ROTGUTS,SAUTOIR,SURTOUT,TAUTOGS,TOURIST,TURISTA,

6-letter words (61 found)

AGOUTI,AGUTIS,AORIST,ARGOTS,ARISTO,ARTIST,ASTRUT,AUGURS,AUGUST,AURIST,AUROUS,AUTIST,GAITTS,GATORS,GIAOUR,GIUSTO,GOURAS,GRATIS,GRIOTS,GROATS,GROUTS,GUIROS,GUITAR,GUTROT,GUTTAS,ORGIAS,OTTARS,OUTGAS,OUTRIG,OUTSAT,OUTSIT,RAGOUT,RATIOS,RIGOUT,ROTGUT,RUGOSA,RUGOUS,SATORI,SITTAR,SOUARI,SOUTAR,STATOR,STRAIT,STRATI,STRIGA,STROUT,SUITOR,TAROTS,TATOUS,TATSOI,TAUTOG,TORTAS,TRAGUS,TRAITS,TRIGOS,TROATS,TROUTS,TRUGOS,TUARTS,TUGRAS,TUTORS,

5-letter words (123 found)

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4-letter words (141 found)

AGIO,AGRO,AIRS,AIRT,AITS,AITU,ARIS,ARTI,ARTS,AUTO,GAIR,GAIT,GARI,GARS,GART,GAST,GATS,GAUR,GAUS,GIOS,GIRO,GIRT,GIST,GITS,GOAS,GOAT,GORA,GORI,GORS,GOUT,GRAT,GRIS,GRIT,GROT,GUAR,GURS,GURU,GUST,GUTS,IOTA,ITAS,OARS,OAST,OATS,ORGS,ORTS,OSAR,OURS,OUST,OUTA,OUTS,RAGI,RAGS,RAGU,RAIS,RAIT,RAST,RATO,RATS,RATU,RIAS,RIGS,RIOT,RITS,RITT,ROST,ROTA,ROTI,ROTS,ROUT,RUGA,RUGS,RUSA,RUST,RUTS,SAGO,SAIR,SARI,SATI,SAUT,SOAR,SORA,SORI,SORT,SOUR,SOUT,STAG,STAR,STAT,STIR,STOA,STOT,SUGO,SUIT,SURA,TAGS,TAIG,TAIS,TAIT,TAOS,TARO,TARS,TART,TATS,TATU,TAUS,TAUT,TIAR,TIGS,TIRO,TITS,TOGA,TOGS,TOIT,TORA,TORI,TORS,TORT,TOSA,TOST,TOTS,TOUR,TOUT,TRAT,TRIG,TRIO,TROG,TROT,TROU,TRUG,TSAR,TUGS,TUIS,TUTS,TUTU,URAO,URSA,URUS,UTAS,UTIS,UTUS,

3-letter words (82 found)

AGO,AGS,AIR,AIS,AIT,ARS,ART,ATS,ATT,GAR,GAS,GAT,GAU,GIO,GIS,GIT,GOA,GOR,GOS,GOT,GUR,GUS,GUT,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,OAR,OAT,OIS,ORA,ORG,ORS,ORT,OUR,OUS,OUT,RAG,RAI,RAS,RAT,RIA,RIG,RIT,ROT,RUG,RUT,SAG,SAI,SAR,SAT,SAU,SIG,SIR,SIT,SOG,SOT,SOU,SRI,SUG,SUI,SUR,TAG,TAI,TAO,TAR,TAS,TAT,TAU,TIG,TIS,TIT,TOG,TOR,TOT,TUG,TUI,TUT,UGS,UTA,UTS,UTU,

2-letter words (25 found)

AG,AI,AR,AS,AT,GI,GO,GU,IO,IS,IT,OI,OR,OS,OU,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,UG,UR,US,UT,

You can make 449 words from gratuitous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gratuitous

gratuitous

Etymology

From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/

Adjective

gratuitous (comparative more gratuitous, superlative most gratuitous)

  1. Given freely; unearned.
  2. Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
    Synonym: uncalled-for

Synonyms

(given freely):

  • free
  • gratis

(not called for by the circumstances):

  • unjustified
  • groundless
  • baseless
  • unfounded
  • unnecessary

Antonyms

  • onerous

Coordinate terms

  • superfluous

Derived terms

  • gratuitously
  • gratuitousness
  • gratuitous praise
  • gratuitous violence

Related terms

  • gratis
  • gratuity

Translations

Further reading

  • “gratuitous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “gratuitous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org