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What does gumshoe mean? Is gumshoe a Scrabble word?

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Is gumshoe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gumshoe is a Scrabble US word. The word gumshoe is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

G2U1M3S1H4O1E1

Is gumshoe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gumshoe is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

G2U1M3S1H4O1E1

Is gumshoe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gumshoe is a Words With Friends word. The word gumshoe is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3U2M4S1H3O1E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

GUMSHOE,

6-letter words (1 found)

UGSOME,

5-letter words (9 found)

EUGHS,GEUMS,HOMES,HOUSE,MEOUS,MOUES,MOUSE,SHMOE,SOUGH,

4-letter words (52 found)

EGOS,EMOS,EMUS,EUGH,GEMS,GEOS,GEUM,GOES,GOSH,GUES,GUMS,GUSH,HEMS,HOES,HOGS,HOME,HOMS,HOSE,HUES,HUGE,HUGS,HUMS,HUSO,MEGS,MEOU,MESH,MEUS,MHOS,MOES,MOGS,MOSE,MOSH,MOUE,MOUS,MUGS,MUSE,MUSH,MUSO,OHMS,SEGO,SHMO,SHOE,SHOG,SMOG,SMUG,SOME,SOUM,SUGH,SUGO,SUMO,UGHS,UMES,

3-letter words (53 found)

EGO,EHS,EMO,EMS,EMU,GEM,GEO,GOE,GOS,GUE,GUM,GUS,HEM,HES,HOE,HOG,HOM,HOS,HUE,HUG,HUM,MEG,MEH,MES,MEU,MHO,MOE,MOG,MOS,MOU,MUG,MUS,OES,OHM,OHS,OMS,OSE,OUS,SEG,SHE,SHO,SOG,SOH,SOM,SOU,SUE,SUG,SUM,UGH,UGS,UME,UMS,USE,

2-letter words (22 found)

EH,EM,ES,GO,GU,HE,HM,HO,ME,MO,MU,OE,OH,OM,OS,OU,SH,SO,UG,UH,UM,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 139 words from gumshoe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gumshoe

gumshoe

Etymology

gum +‎ shoe

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/

Noun

gumshoe (plural gumshoes)

  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe. [from mid 19th c.]
  2. (slang, Canada, US) A detective. [from early 20th c.]
    Synonyms: detective, dick, private eye, sleuth

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Verb

gumshoe (third-person singular simple present gumshoes, present participle gumshoeing, simple past and past participle gumshoed)

  1. (slang) To act as a detective.

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See also

  • galoshes

References

Anagrams

  • hugsome

Source: wiktionary.org