Is GAUNTLETED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAUNTLETED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAUNTLETED mean?
- adjective
wearing a protective glove
“gestured with his gauntleted hand”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 GAUNTLETED
GAUNTLETED 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 GAUNTLETED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- englutted11
- gantleted11
- tegulated11
- languette10
- danegelt10
- detangle10
- gauntlet9
- talented9
- tautened9
- tutelage9
- unletted9
- agented9
- angeled9
- gelated9
- gentled9
- gleaned9
- glutted9
- guttled9
- langued9
- leagued9
- legated9
- negated9
- tangled9
- ungated9
- attuned8
- dentate8
- elegant8
- euglena8
- galette8
- gantlet8
- languet8
- latened8
- lunated8
- nettled8
- nutated8
- taunted8
- tegulae8
- tentage8
- angled8
- augend8
- dangle8
- deluge8
- dengue8
- eagled8
- gulden8
- gutted8
- lagend8
- legend8
- lunged8
- tanged8
- unaged8
- lunette7
- aneled7
- anteed7
- attend7
- delate7
- dental7
- detent7
- detune7
- eaglet7
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