Unscramble gnu

7 words come out when you unscramble GNU, starting with GNU itself: 4 in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of GNU are on the page: GUN and NUG, each 4 points. GU and UG are the best of the shorter words, at 3 points. 3 letters: 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From gnu

By length, the words from GNU split into 3 with 3 letters and 4 with 2.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with gnu

The 3-letter words made with GNU letters are 3: GNU itself and 2 anagrams, NUG and GUN. Each scores 4 points.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with gnu

The 2-letter words in GNU are led by GU and UG, 3 points each.

Neighbor Words of GNU

Trade one tile of GNU for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 3-letter words: starting with G · ending in U · all 3-letter words

Definitions for the Top GNU Plays

What GNU means, then the 4 highest-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

GNU 4 · 7
a large antelope
GUN 4 · 7
to shoot with a portable firearm
NUG 4 · 7
a chunk of wood sawn from a log
NU 2 · 4
a Greek letter
UN 2 · 4
one

GNU in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GNU, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
GNU itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 7)574

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

2 of the 7 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GU and UG. 1 of the 7 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: NUG.

One Extra Tile and GNU Grows

Each word below uses all the letters of GNU and one more.

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