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Is guillemet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word guillemet is a Scrabble US word. The word guillemet is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

G2U1I1L1L1E1M3E1T1

Is guillemet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word guillemet is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

G2U1I1L1L1E1M3E1T1

Is guillemet a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word guillemet is a Words With Friends word. The word guillemet is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

GUILLEMET,

7-letter words (2 found)

MELLITE,MULLITE,

6-letter words (14 found)

ELEGIT,EMULGE,GILLET,GIMLET,GLUTEI,GULLET,ILLUME,LEGLET,LEGUME,LIGULE,MILLET,MULLET,TELIUM,TUILLE,

5-letter words (23 found)

ELEMI,ELITE,ELUTE,EMULE,GEMEL,GILET,GIMEL,GLEET,GLIME,GLUME,GLUTE,GUILE,GUILT,GULET,ILEUM,LEGIT,LEMEL,LIEGE,MILLE,MULIE,TUILE,TULLE,UTILE,

4-letter words (56 found)

EMEU,EMIT,ETUI,EUGE,GEIT,GELT,GEUM,GILL,GILT,GITE,GLEE,GLEI,GLIM,GLIT,GLUE,GLUM,GLUT,GULE,GULL,IGLU,ITEM,LEET,LEME,LIEU,LILT,LIME,LITE,LITU,LUGE,LUIT,LUTE,MEET,MELL,MELT,METE,MILE,MILL,MILT,MITE,MUIL,MULE,MULL,MUTE,MUTI,TEEL,TEEM,TEGU,TEIL,TELE,TELL,TEME,TIGE,TILE,TILL,TIME,TULE,

3-letter words (48 found)

EEL,ELL,ELM,ELT,EME,EMU,GEE,GEL,GEM,GET,GIE,GIT,GUE,GUL,GUM,GUT,ILL,LEE,LEG,LEI,LET,LEU,LIE,LIG,LIT,LUG,LUM,MEE,MEG,MEL,MET,MEU,MIG,MIL,MUG,MUT,TEE,TEG,TEL,TIE,TIG,TIL,TUG,TUI,TUM,ULE,UME,UTE,

2-letter words (16 found)

EE,EL,EM,ET,GI,GU,IT,LI,ME,MI,MU,TE,TI,UG,UM,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 161 words from guillemet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of guillemet

guillemet

Etymology

From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡiˈmeɪ/, /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪ/, /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛt/

Noun

guillemet (plural guillemets)

  1. Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).

Synonyms

  • angle quote
  • chevron (typography)
  • duckfoot quote
  • double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)

Translations

References

Further reading

  • guillemet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598), 1677.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡij.mɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Homophone: guillemets

Noun

guillemet m (plural guillemets)

  1. quotation mark
  2. guillemet

Usage notes

In French typography a space is put after the opening guillemet and before the closing one. This rule is followed in France and most of the time in Canadian usage but not necessarily elsewhere and not necessarily on the internet, even on French websites; in Switzerland no space is required in punctuation.

Derived terms

  • entre guillemets

Further reading

  • “guillemet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org