gantlet
NOUN
/ɡæntlɪt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G
gantlet is a valid 7-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2A1N1T1L1E1T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does gantlet mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A glove with long sleeve.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
To offer or accept a challenge.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
A glove of armored leather; protects the hand.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
The convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times.
BROADER