Gape

/ˈɡeɪp/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters

Definition of Gape

noun

An act of gaping; a yawn.
A large opening.
A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
The width of an opening.
The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.

verb

To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
To stare in wonder.
To open wide; to display a gap.
Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

Anagrams of Gape

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

8 words can be made from the letters in "gape":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

age ape gae gap pea peg

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "gape" and rearranging:

+rgaper grape pager parge

+sgapes pages peags

Related Word Patterns

GA...Words starting with "ga"...PEWords ending with "pe"All 4-letter words Unscramble "gape"

Rhyming Words

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