Is GANTLETED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GANTLETED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GANTLETED mean?
Gantleted is a form of GANTLET.
- noun
to offer or accept a challenge
“threw down the gauntlet”
- noun
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
- noun
a glove with long sleeve
- noun
the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GANTLETED
GANTLETED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GANTLETED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- danegelt10
- detangle10
- talented9
- agented9
- angeled9
- gelated9
- gentled9
- gleaned9
- legated9
- negated9
- tangled9
- dentate8
- elegant8
- galette8
- gantlet8
- latened8
- nettled8
- tentage8
- angled8
- dangle8
- eagled8
- lagend8
- legend8
- tanged8
- aneled7
- anteed7
- attend7
- delate7
- dental7
- detent7
- eaglet7
- elated7
- gelant7
- gelate7
- gentle7
- leaden7
- leaned7
- legate7
- letted7
- negate7
- netted7
- tangle7
- teated7
- telega7
- tented7
- galed7
- gated7
- glade7
- gland7
- glede7
- gleed7
- ledge7
- lateen6
- latent6
- latten6
- nettle6
- talent6
- telnet6
- agene6
- agent6
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