gun
Gun can refer to a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel), large but transportable armament, or a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability). As a verb, gun can mean to shoot with a gun.
Length
3
Scrabble
4
WWF
7
Starts
GU
Ends
GUN
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “GUN” Mean?
/ɡʌn/
gun has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
7 sensesa weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
Synonyms
a professional killer who uses a gun
a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
Show 1 more noun definition
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
“two runners started before the gun”
“a twenty gun salute”
Verb
1 senseshoot with a gun
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Length
3 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
N
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
G, U, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆GUN has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GUN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GUN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆GUN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
GU, UN
Trigrams
GUN
Crossword Intelligence
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