GNAT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GNAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GNAT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GNAT 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 GNAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gnatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GNAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GNAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about GNAT
- 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 GNAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, two-winged flying insect, especially one that bites or forms swarms near water.
A gnat is small enough to be easily overlooked yet can leave an itchy bite, and swarms of gnats are common near ponds, rivers, and damp ground in warm weather. The word is also used figuratively for something small and irritating compared with a much bigger problem.
How GNAT is used
Common word used in everyday speech and writing.
- A cloud of gnats hovered over the still water.
- She waved away a gnat that kept landing on her arm.
- The bite from a single gnat left a red mark for days.
- Gnats gathered thickly near the riverbank at dusk.
- He complained that the problem was a gnat compared with the real crisis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GNAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GNAT
The 4 tiles of GNAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GNAT
23 longer words begin with GNAT.
Words ending in GNAT
1 words end in GNAT. Useful as a back hook: play GNAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GNAT inside
Showing 24 of 127 words that contain GNAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GNAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GNAT
Common questions about GNAT
- Is GNAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GNAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GNAT worth?
- GNAT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GNAT mean?
- A small, two-winged flying insect, especially one that bites or forms swarms near water.
- What letters can be added to GNAT?
- GNAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GNAT:
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