FreeScrabbleDictionary

gorgon

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɔːrɡən/

Definition of gorgon

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Greek)A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
See all 4 definitions

noun

  1. (Greek)A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
  2. An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.
    “I'll shrowd this Gorgon from all humane view.”
    “Swilling martinis and spewing venom, Phyllis is a particularly unappetizing gorgon, telling us at one point that an acquaintance of hers is aroused by the Heimlich maneuver.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying.

name

  1. (obsolete)Synonym of Demogorgon (“a pagan god or demon”).
    “Uillain I tel thee, were that Tamburlaine As monſtrous as Gorgon, prince of Hel, The Souldan would not ſtart a foot from him.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia.

Words you can make from gorgon

17 playable · top: GOGO (6 pts)

Best play gogo 6 points

4-letter words

4 words

3-letter words

8 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to gorgon to make another valid word.

Back

Find your best play with gorgon

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes gorgon, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists