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GAPE

4 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What GAPE Means

  1. noun: an expression of openmouthed astonishment
  2. noun: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
  3. verb: look with amazement; look stupidly
  4. verb: be wide open“the deep gaping canyon”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GAPE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 A1 P3 E1.

Anagrams of GAPE (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In GAPE

11 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 (6)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing GAPE

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

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