GANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GANT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about GANT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GANT mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To yawn; a Scots dialect verb, also linked to the spelling gaunt in this sense.
Gant is an old Scots word for the ordinary human act of opening the mouth wide from tiredness or boredom, unrelated in origin to the everyday word yawn despite meaning the same thing. It appears mainly in Scots dialect writing and older regional speech rather than standard English.
How GANT is used
Regional Scots usage; yawn is the word used in standard English.
- He began to gant during the long sermon.
- The tired child could not stop ganting at the table.
- She saw him gant and knew he was ready for bed.
- The old story tells of a giant who would gant and shake the hills.
- Even the dog seemed to gant in the afternoon heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GANT
The 4 tiles of GANT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GANT
15 longer words begin with GANT.
Words ending in GANT
20 words end in GANT. Useful as a back hook: play GANT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GANT inside
Showing 24 of 44 words that contain GANT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GANT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GANT
Common questions about GANT
- Is GANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GANT is not in it.
- How many points is GANT worth?
- GANT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANT mean?
- To yawn; a Scots dialect verb, also linked to the spelling gaunt in this sense.
- What letters can be added to GANT?
- GANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GANT:
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