Is GAUNTLET a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAUNTLET is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAUNTLET mean?
- 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
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
G (2) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (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 GAUNTLET
Single letters that turn GAUNTLET into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from GAUNTLET
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gantlet8
- languet8
- englut7
- gelant7
- gluten7
- guttae7
- guttle7
- lagune7
- langue7
- tangle7
- tegula7
- attune6
- eluant6
- latent6
- latten6
- lunate6
- nutate6
- nutlet6
- talent6
- tauten6
- agent6
- aglet6
- angel6
- angle6
- gault6
- gaunt6
- genua6
- glean6
- glute6
- gutta6
- lunge6
- tegua6
- laten5
- latte5
- leant5
- lunet5
- lutea5
- taunt5
- ulnae5
- unlet5
- aglu5
- ague5
- egal5
- gaen5
- gale5
- gane5
- gate5
- gaun5
- gean5
- gelt5
- gent5
- genu5
- geta5
- glen5
- glue5
- glut5
- gnat5
- guan5
- lang5
- luge5
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