gulf: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with G · ends with F
Meaning of gulf
noun
A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
Example: the Gulf of Mexico
A large deposit of ore in a lode.
Listed forms: gulfs, gulph.
Source: Wiktionary — gulf.
verb
- transitive
To engulf.
- transitive
To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.
Listed forms: gulfs, gulfing, gulfed, gulph.
Source: Wiktionary — gulf.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gulf in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gulf
G(2) + U(1) + L(1) + F(4) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of gulf
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 gulf
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in gulf. Showing up to 24, longest first.