/ɡæt/
noun

Is GAT a Scrabble word?

Yes. GAT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Any type of gun, usually a pistol.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. Any type of gun, usually a pistol.

  2. An inshore channel or strait dividing two landmasses (such as two islands or sandbanks, or an island and a peninsula, etc) or connecting coastal waters with the open sea, especially on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas.

  3. A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: gat via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

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GAT at a glance

GAT has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + T 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #34,987 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GAT

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Same last three letters as GAT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • NOUGAT7
  • BEGAT8
  • FORGAT10
  • LOGGAT8
  • WITGAT10

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