gap: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with G · ends with P
Meaning of gap
noun
An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
Example: He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
Example: We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
Example: There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
A vacant space or time.
Example: I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
Listed forms: gaps.
Source: Wiktionary — gap.
verb
- transitive
To notch, as a sword or knife.
- transitive
To make an opening in; to breach.
- transitive
To check the size of a gap.
Example: I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
- especially, intransitive, slang, transitive
To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
Listed forms: gaps, gapping, gapped.
Source: Wiktionary — gap.
noun
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of gup (“elected head of a gewog in Bhutan”).
Base or related entry: gup.
Listed forms: gaps.
Source: Wiktionary — gap.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for gap.
noun
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
noun
an open or empty space in or between things
noun
a narrow opening
noun
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gap in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gap
G(2) + A(1) + P(3) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of gap
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from gap
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in gap. Showing up to 24, longest first.