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GAGS

4 letters, 6 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What GAGS Means

GAGS is a form of GAG, which means:

  1. verb: prevent from speaking out“The press was gagged”
  2. verb: be too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat”
  3. noun: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter“he told a very funny joke”
  4. noun: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GAGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 A1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In GAGS

6 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing GAGS

GAGS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.