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Guns

/ɡʌnz/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Guns

noun

  1. A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon.

    "Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults."

  2. A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.

    "There are some guns that are not designed for killing."

  3. A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
  4. A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
  5. (metonym) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun.

verb

  1. (with “down”) To shoot someone or something, usually with a firearm.

    "He gunned down the hitmen."

  2. To speed something up.

    "He gunned the engine."

  3. To offer vigorous support to a person or cause.

    "He’s gunning for you."

  4. To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone.

    "He's been gunning for you ever since you embarrassed him at the party."

  5. To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.

noun

  1. Well-developed muscles of the upper arm, especially the biceps and triceps.
Anagrams of Guns

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "guns":

gnussnugsung

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aguans
+bbungs
+ddungs
+egenusnegus
+isuingusing
+kgunks
+llungsslung
+ppungs
+rrungs
+ssnugs
Related Word Patterns
GU...Words starting with "gu"...NSWords ending with "ns"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "guns"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
g2
u1
n1
s1

Total: 5 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Guns
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Related 4-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Guns"

Guns is a 4-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "guns" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Guns" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "guns" is a low-scoring word.