Words by starting letters

Words Starting With GUM

There are 68 words that start with GUM, from 4 letters to 11. The highest scoring is GUMMIFEROUS at 19 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 13.1 points.

Words Starting With GUM: What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • GUMS noun form of GUM: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
  • GUMBO noun any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
  • GUMMA noun a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
  • GUMMY adjective having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  • GUMBOS noun form of GUMBO: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
  • GUMMAS noun form of GUMMA: a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
  • GUMMED adjective covered with adhesive gum
  • GUMBOIL noun a boil or abscess on the gums
  • GUMDROP noun a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
  • GUMMIER adjective form of GUMMY: having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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