GUN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. GUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUN is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about GUN
- The same 3 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 GUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A weapon that fires projectiles from a tube.
Gun probably comes from a woman's name: a large crossbow at Windsor was recorded as Domina Gunilda in 1330, and the name moved to the weapon. Giving artillery pieces personal names was normal practice for centuries afterwards.
How GUN is used
Countable. Also a verb: gunned, gunning.
- The gun was cleaned twice a week whether used or not.
- The word gun probably comes from a personal name.
- They gunned the engine and nothing happened.
- Two guns on the same carriage and one crew.
- A gun in 1330 was a crossbow with a name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUN
The 3 tiles of GUN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GUN
Showing 24 of 125 words that begin with GUN.
Words ending in GUN
22 words end in GUN. Useful as a back hook: play GUN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUN inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain GUN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GUN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUN
Common questions about GUN
- Is GUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUN worth?
- GUN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUN mean?
- A weapon that fires projectiles from a tube.
- What letters can be added to GUN?
- GUN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GUN:
Open GUN in the Word Finder