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Gotten

Q: What does gotten mean?

gotten is the past participle of get, which means “come into the possession of something concrete or abstract”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

g ₂o ₁t ₁t ₁e ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Very common · past participle of get

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

What does gotten mean?

verb

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
“She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”
Synonymsacquire
enter or assume a certain state or condition
“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
Synonymsbecome go
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
“He got his squad on the ball”
Synonymslet have
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
Synonymsreceive find obtain incur
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
Synonymsarrive come
go or come after and bring or take back
“Get me those books over there, please”
Synonymsbring convey fetch

Definitions shown for get, the base form of gotten.

Is GOTTEN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 GOTTEN worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

g ₂o ₁t ₁t ₁e ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

g ₃o ₁t ₁t ₁e ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

8 pts

g ₃o ₁t ₁t ₁e ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

g ₄o ₁t ₁t ₁e ₁n ₁

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

Words from the letters in GOTTEN

Best shorter words top 30 of 40

gent 5 gone 5 toge 5 tong 5 ego 4 eng 4 gen 4 geo 4 get 4 goe 4 gon 4 got 4 neg 4 nett 4 nog 4 note 4 nott 4 teg 4 tent 4 tog 4 tone 4 tote 4 eon 3 go 3 net 3 not 3 one 3 ten 3 tet 3 toe 3

See all 40 words made from GOTTEN

Words that end like GOTTEN

Common words that share the ending -OTTEN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

rotten forgotten

All words ending in -OTTEN

Gotten: quick answers

Is GOTTEN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GOTTEN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is GOTTEN worth?

GOTTEN scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does gotten mean?

gotten is the past participle of get, which means “come into the possession of something concrete or abstract”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in GOTTEN?

You can make 40 shorter words from GOTTEN, such as GENT, GONE, TOGE, TONG. See the full list.