gavelock
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 8
Definition of gavelock
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete, rare)A spear or dart.
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noun
- (obsolete, rare)A spear or dart.
- (Scotland, obsolete)An iron crowbar.
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Etymology
From Middle English gavelock, from Old English gafeluc (“spear, javelin”), from gafol (“fork”) + -uc (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Norse gaflak, Icelandic gaflok, Old French gavelot, glavelot, French javelot, Irish gabhal (“fork”), Welsh gaflach (“fork, dart”). More at gaff, gaffle and javelin.
Words you can make from gavelock
110 playable · top: LOCKAGE (14 pts)
Best play lockage 14 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
45 words- GECK 11 pts
- VOLK 11 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- COKE 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- LOCK 10 pts
- CAVE 9 pts
- COVE 9 pts
- GAVE 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KOEL 8 pts
- KOLA 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- VEGA 8 pts
- VLOG 8 pts
- CAGE 7 pts
- CLAG 7 pts
- CLEG 7 pts
- CLOG 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVAL 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- LOGE 5 pts
- OGLE 5 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
3-letter words
41 words- ACK 9 pts
- KEG 8 pts
- VAC 8 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KOA 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- OAK 7 pts
- OKA 7 pts
- OKE 7 pts
- VEG 7 pts
- VOG 7 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- COG 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
2-letter words
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