Gapes

/ɡeɪps/

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

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Gapes

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 Gapes

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

33 words can be made from the letters in "gapes":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

ages apes apse gaes gape gaps gasp page pase peag peas pegs sage spae

3-LETTER WORDS

age ags ape asp gae gap gas pas pea peg pes sae sag sap sea+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+rgapers gasper grapes pagers parges

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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