GAT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. GAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAT is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 998.
What does GAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangNorth American
A handgun, especially a pistol or revolver.
Gat is old slang for a gun, shortened from Gatling gun. It was widely used in American crime writing and speech of the early twentieth century for the kind of pistol carried by gangsters.
How GAT is used
Informal and dated; tied to early gangster slang rather than current speech.
- The detective found a gat hidden under the front seat.
- He kept his gat tucked into his belt at all times.
- In the old film, the gangster waves his gat and demands the money.
- Nobody dared to draw a gat first in that bar.
- The newspaper described the robber's gat as an old revolver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAT
The 3 tiles of GAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAT
Showing 24 of 56 words that begin with GAT.
Words ending in GAT
6 words end in GAT. Useful as a back hook: play GAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAT inside
Showing 24 of 837 words that contain GAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAT
Common questions about GAT
- Is GAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAT worth?
- GAT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAT mean?
- A handgun, especially a pistol or revolver.
- What letters can be added to GAT?
- GAT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GAT:
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