Is GAUNTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAUNTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAUNTEST mean?
Gauntest is a form of GAUNT.
- adjective
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
“a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 GAUNTEST
GAUNTEST 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 GAUNTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attunes7
- nutates7
- tautens7
- tetanus7
- unstate7
- agents7
- guttae7
- teguas7
- astute6
- attune6
- nutate6
- statue6
- taunts6
- tauten6
- unseat6
- agent6
- agues6
- angst6
- gates6
- gaunt6
- geans6
- gents6
- genua6
- genus6
- getas6
- gnats6
- guans6
- guest6
- gutta6
- negus6
- stage6
- stang6
- stung6
- tangs6
- tegua6
- tegus6
- tungs6
- usage6
- antes5
- aunts5
- etnas5
- nates5
- neats5
- netts5
- saute5
- stane5
- state5
- stent5
- stunt5
- sutta5
- taste5
- tates5
- taunt5
- tauts5
- teats5
- tents5
- testa5
- tunas5
- tunes5
- unset5
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