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Is gunnen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gunnen is a Scrabble US word. The word gunnen is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is gunnen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gunnen is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word gunnen is a Words With Friends word. The word gunnen is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

GUNNEN,

4-letter words (1 found)

GENU,

3-letter words (8 found)

ENG,GEN,GNU,GUE,GUN,NEG,NUG,NUN,

2-letter words (6 found)

EN,GU,NE,NU,UG,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from gunnen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gunnen

gunnen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gunnen, from Old Dutch *giunnan, from Proto-Germanic *gaunnaną, a prefixed form of *unnaną.

Cognate with German gönnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣʏ.nə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: gun‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ʏnən

Verb

gunnen

  1. (transitive, with indirect object) to think someone deserves something, to witness or acknowledge someone's success or enjoyment without envy or grudge (usually referring to positive outcomes)
    Het is je gegund! ― You really deserved it!
    Hij gunt jou die functie. ― He thinks you deserved that position. / He is happy for you that you got it.
    Antonym: misgunnen
  2. (transitive, with indirect object) to award, to grant (of orders, tenders, etc.)
  3. (transitive, with indirect object) to give, usually out of benevolence or grace; to grant
    • 2011, Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra, Ambo (publ.).
    Zij gunde hen het voordeel van de twijfel. ― She gave them the benefit of the doubt.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • gunfactor
  • gunning
  • misgunnen

Related terms

  • gunst

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gun
  • Negerhollands: gun
  • → Papiamentu: gun (dated)

Source: wiktionary.org