Is GNU a Scrabble word?
Yes. GNU is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
Noun 1 meaning
A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
Etymology
From Dutch gnoe, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
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GNU at a glance
GNU has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (G 2 + N 1 + U 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #26,734 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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