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Is gulf a Scrabble word?

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

G2U1L1F4

Is gulf a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2U1L1F4

Is gulf a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gulf is a Words With Friends word. The word gulf is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3U2L2F4

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4-letter words (1 found)

GULF,

3-letter words (4 found)

FLU,FUG,GUL,LUG,

2-letter words (3 found)

FU,GU,UG,

You can make 8 words from gulf according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gulf

gulf uglf gluf lguf ulgf lugf gufl ugfl gful fgul ufgl fugl glfu lgfu gflu fglu lfgu flgu ulfg lufg uflg fulg lfug flug

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

Definitions and meaning of gulf

gulf

Alternative forms

  • gulph (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: gŭlf, IPA(key): /ɡʌlf/
  • (gulf-golf merger) IPA(key): /ɡɒlf/
  • Homophone: golf (gulf-golf merger)
  • Rhymes: -ʌlf, -ɒlf
  • Hyphenation: gulf

Noun

gulf (plural gulfs)

  1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
  2. (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.
  3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
  4. (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
  5. (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
  6. (figurative) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
  7. (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
  8. (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Synonyms

  • (difference): abyss, rift

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Further reading

  • gulf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

gulf (third-person singular simple present gulfs, present participle gulfing, simple past and past participle gulfed)

  1. (transitive) To engulf.
  2. (Oxbridge slang, transitive) To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

Source: wiktionary.org