Words That Start with GU

3-letter words that start with GU

• gub6n. Mouth.
• gue4n. A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.
• gug5n. A cave.
• guk8n. A class of soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine.
• gul4n. Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.
• gum6n. The flesh around the teeth.
• gun4n. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning...
• gup6n. Gossip or rumor; nonsensical or silly talk; blather.
• gut4n. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
• guv7n. A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.
• guy7n. An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the...
• guz13n. A unit of length used in parts of Asia, ranging from 24 to 41 inches...

4-letter words that start with GU

• guac7n. Money.
• guan5n. Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria...
• guar5n. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle...
• guck11n. The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.
• guff11n. Nonsensical talk or thinking.
• guga6n. Solan goose or northern gannet.
• gula5n. The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.
• gule5n. The throat; the gullet.
• gulf8n. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
• gull5n. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
• gulp7n. The usual amount swallowed.
• guly8adj. Gules; red.
• gump9n. A foolish person.
• guna5n. A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element.
• gunk9n. Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
• guns5n. Well-developed muscles of the upper arm, especially the biceps and...
• gurk9v. To burp or belch.
• gurl5n. Term of address between cis gay men, transgender women, or drag queens.
• gurn5n. A distorted facial expression; grimace.
• guro5n. A subgenre of manga and anime focusing on gore and mutilation.
• gurt5n. A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working...
• guru5n. In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a...
• gush8n. A sudden rapid outflow.
• gust5n. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
• guts5n. The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
• guys8n. Used to address a group of people regardless of gender.

5-letter words that start with GU

• guana6n. An iguana.
• guano6n. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
• guara6n. A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus)...
• guard7n. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
• guava9n. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
• guess6v. To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in...
• guest6n. A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at...
• guide7n. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a...
• guido7n. A guidance officer.
• guild7n. A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants...
• guile6n. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful...
• guilt6n. Responsibility for wrongdoing.
• guise6n. A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice...
• gulag7n. Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use...
• gular6adj. Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula...
• gulch11n. A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods...
• gules6n. Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by...
• gully9n. A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow...
• gumbo10n. Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
• gumma10n. A soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the...
• gummi10n. A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.
• gummy13adj. Showing the gums.
• gundy10n. A front claw of a crab.
• gunge7n. A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague...
• gunky13adj. Greasy, messy or dirty.
• gunny9n. A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
• guppy13n. A species of tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home...
• guqin15n. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally...
• gurdy10n. A manual crank used on fishing lines.
• gurry9n. A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the...
• gushy12adj. Gushing; effusive and often emotional.
• gussy9v. To dress up or decorate in a showy way.
• gusto6n. Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.
• gusty9adj. Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
• gutka10n. A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked...
• gutsy9adj. Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of...
• gutta6n. A drop (of liquid, especially a medication).
• gutty9adj. Charged or sprinkled with drops.
• guyed10adj. Fitted with or attached to a guy.
• guyot9n. A flat-topped seamount.

All 41 5-letter words that start with GU

6-letter words that start with GU

• guaiac9n. A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect...
• guanxi14n. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.
• guaran7n. Guar gum.
• guenon7n. A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of...
• gueuze16n. A Belgian beer made by blending young and old lambics and bottling them...
• guffaw16n. A boisterous laugh.
• guiche12n. Perineum.
• guided9adj. Subject to guidance.
• guider8n. One who guides.
• guidon8n. A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop...
• guilty10adj. Responsible for a dishonest act.
• guinea7n. A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until...
• guitar7n. A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a...
• gulden8n. An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory...
• gullet7n. The throat or esophagus.
• gulper9n. One who gulps.
• gumiho12n. An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to...
• gummer11n. A person or machine that applies gum.
• gundam10n. A fictional military giant robot.
• gunite7n. A form of shotcrete in which a dry cementitious mixture is blown...
• gunman9n. A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
• gunned8adj. Equipped or bedecked with guns.
• gunnel7n. A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially...
• gunner7n. An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
• gunter7n. A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near...
• gurgle8v. To flow with a bubbling sound.
• gurner7n. A person who performs at gurning.
• gurney10n. A stretcher having wheeled legs.
• guruji14n. A guru or spiritual teacher.
• gusher10n. One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or...
• gusset7n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of...
• gussie7n. A pig, a swine.
• gutful10n. As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
• gutted8adj. Eviscerated.
• gutter7n. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road...
• guying11n. The act of one who guys; mockery, ridicule.
• guyver13n. Flattering talk; behaviour put on to impress or deceive; persiflage.
• guzzle25v. To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to...

7-letter words that start with GU

• guajira15n. A female guajiro.
• guajiro15n. A Cuban agricultural worker.
• guanaco10n. A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other...
• guanine8n. A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs...
• guarana8n. A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
• guarded10adj. Cautious; restrained.
• guayule11n. Parthenium argentatum, a flowering shrub in the aster family.
• gubbins12n. Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
• gudgeon10n. A small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia.
• guerdon9n. A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
• guesser8n. A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable...
• guidant9adj. Guiding; providing guide.
• guiding10n. Guidance.
• guignol9n. A traditional French puppet theater.
• guilder9n. The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
• guipure10n. A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits...
• gullick14n. A deep gully or ravine.
• gulling9n. An instance of duping or fooling someone.
• gullion8n. A worthless wretch.
• gulping11n. The action of one who gulps.
• gumball12n. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
• gumboot12n. A type of boot made of rubber.
• gumdrop13n. A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
• gumline10n. The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the...
• gumming13n. The act of chewing without teeth.
• gumshoe13n. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
• gunboat10n. Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
• gunfire11n. Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
• gunline8n. A line or cable that can be shot across a gap.
• gunnera8n. Any of several plants, of the genus Gunnera, that have very large...
• gunnery11n. The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and...
• gunning9n. The act of firing a gun.
• gunplay13n. The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in...
• gunship13n. A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
• gunshop13n. A shop where guns are sold.
• gunshot11n. The discharging a firearm.
• gunwale11n. The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the...
• gurgler9n. One who, or that which, gurgles.
• gurnard9n. Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large...
• gurukul12n. A type of school in India and in several other countries, residential...
• gushing12adj. Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
• gutless8adj. Without a gut.
• gutshot11n. A poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can...
• guttate8adj. Shaped like or resembling drops.
• gutters8n. Mud; dirt.
• gutting9n. The remains after gutting a fish.
• guzheng21n. A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and...
• guzzler26n. Somebody or something which guzzles.

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8-letter words that start with GU

• guaiacol11n. A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal...
• guaiacum13n. Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the...
• guajillo16n. A variety of chili, a dried mirasol.
• guanylyl15n. A functional group derived from guanosine monophosphate, also known as...
• guaranty12n. An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the...
• guardant10adj. Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned...
• guardian10n. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
• guarding11n. The duty of one who guards.
• guernsey12n. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
• guessing10n. The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
• guesting10n. An appearance as a guest on a TV show.
• guidance12n. The act or process of guiding.
• guideway16n. A track along which something is guided, such as a component in a...
• guileful12adj. Full of guile; treacherously deceptive.
• guiltily12adv. In a guilty manner; as if guilty.
• gullible11adj. Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
• gulliver12n. One's head.
• gullwing13adj. Resembling a gull's wings.
• gumption13n. Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
• gunfight16n. A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
• gunflint12n. The piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a...
• gunmaker15n. One who manufactures guns.
• gunmetal11n. A type of bronze used for making cannons.
• gunpoint11n. A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
• gunsight13n. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the...
• gunsmith14n. A manufacturer of guns.
• gunsmoke15n. Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
• gunstock15n. The handle of a handgun.
• gunstone9n. A cannonball.
• gurdwara13n. A Sikh place of worship.
• gurgling11n. A gurgling sound.
• gurukula13n. A residential school in India with pupils living near the guru, often...
• guttered10adj. Unable to get into the slipstream of the echelon, by reason of the...
• guttural9adj. Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.
• guyliner12n. Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo...
• guzzling28n. Greedy eating or drinking.

9-letter words that start with GU

• guacamole14n. An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common...
• guanciale12n. An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks.
• guanidine11n. A strong base HN=C(NH₂)₂ obtained by the oxidation of guanine.
• guanosine10n. A nucleoside derived from guanine and ribose.
• guanylate13n. Any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour...
• guarantee10n. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
• guarantor10n. A person, company, or organization that provides a guarantee.
• guardedly15adv. In a guarded manner.
• guardrail11n. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
• guardroom13n. A room used by soldiers when on guard.
• guardsman13n. A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard; especially, a...
• guayabera15n. A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America...
• guerrilla10n. A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government...
• guessable12adj. Capable of being guessed.
• guesswork17n. An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited...
• guffawing20n. Boisterous laughter.
• guideline11n. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or...
• guidepost13n. A signpost.
• guidewire14n. A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment...
• guildhall14n. A hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles.
• guileless10adj. Free from guile; honest but naive.
• guillemot12n. Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family...
• guilloche15n. A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
• guiltless10adj. Free from guilt; innocent.
• guitaring11n. Action of the verb to guitar; playing a guitar.
• guitarist10n. Someone who plays a guitar.
• gunbattle12n. A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire.
• guncotton12n. Nitrocellulose.
• gunpowder16n. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and...
• gunrunner10n. A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.
• gustation10n. The act of tasting.
• gustatory13adj. Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.
• guttering11adj. Of a small flame, flickering and about to be extinguished.

10-letter words that start with GU

• guanfacine16n. A drug that is an alpha-adrenergic agonist taken orally in the form of...
• guaranteed12adj. Made certain; promised.
• guardhouse15n. A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
• guesthouse14n. A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
• guillotine11n. A machine used for the application of capital punishment by...
• guiltiness11n. The state of being guilty; guilt.
• gunfighter18n. A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
• gunrunning12n. The smuggling of arms and ammunition.
• gunslinger12n. A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly...

11-letter words that start with GU

• guaifenesin15n. Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the...
• guanidinium15n. The cation derived from guanidine.
• guelaguetza22n. An annual indigenous cultural event in Oaxaca, Mexico, and nearby...
• guesstimate14n. An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is...
• guildmaster15n. The leader of a guild.
• gullibility17n. The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise...
• gunfighting20n. Combat with guns.
• gunslinging14adj. Having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough.
• gunsmithing18n. The craft of a gunsmith.

12-letter words that start with GU

• guardianship19n. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator...

13-letter words that start with GU

• gubernatorial16adj. Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.
• guilelessness14n. The characteristic of being guileless; honesty.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with GU are there?

Word.ws lists 258 words that start with GU, plus 654 rare ones.

What are common words that start with GU?

guys, guy, guess, gun, guide, guard, guns and guilty.

Which of the words that start with GU has the highest letter score?

guzzling scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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