Is GANTLETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GANTLETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GANTLETS mean?
Gantlets 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
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 GANTLETS
GANTLETS 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 GANTLETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gantlet8
- gelants8
- gestalt8
- tangles8
- latents7
- lattens7
- talents7
- agents7
- aglets7
- angels7
- angles7
- gelant7
- gleans7
- tangle7
- latens6
- latent6
- latest6
- latten6
- lattes6
- talent6
- agent6
- aglet6
- angel6
- angle6
- angst6
- gales6
- gates6
- geans6
- gelts6
- gents6
- getas6
- glans6
- glean6
- glens6
- gnats6
- slang6
- stage6
- stang6
- tangs6
- antes5
- elans5
- etnas5
- lanes5
- laten5
- latte5
- leans5
- leant5
- least5
- nates5
- neats5
- netts5
- setal5
- slant5
- slate5
- stale5
- stane5
- state5
- steal5
- stela5
- stent5
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