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Gauges

g 2a 1u 1g 2e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of gauge

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does gauges mean?

noun

  1. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

    Synonymsgage

  2. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

    Synonymsstandard of measurement

  3. the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

  4. the thickness of wire

  5. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

    Synonymsborecalibercalibre

verb

  1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    “I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”

    Synonymsestimateapproximateguessjudge

  2. rub to a uniform size

    “gauge bricks”

  3. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

    “gauge the wine barrels”

  4. measure precisely and against a standard

    “the wire is gauged”

  5. adapt to a specified measurement

    “gauge the instruments”

  6. mix in specific proportions

    “gauge plaster”

Definitions shown for gauge, the base form of gauges.

Is GAUGES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GAUGES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2a 1u 1g 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
g 3a 1u 2g 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
g 3a 1u 2g 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
g 4a 1u 2g 4e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GAUGES

Gauges: quick answers

Is GAUGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GAUGES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GAUGES worth?
GAUGES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gauges mean?
gauges is the plural and third-person singular form of gauge, which means “a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GAUGES?
You can make 44 shorter words from GAUGES, such as GAGES, GAUGE, GUGAS, AGUES. See the full list.