What does GESTURE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdʒɛstʃər/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
  2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  3. something done as an indication of intention“a political gesture”

verb

  1. show, express or direct through movement“He gestured his desire to leave”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

gestured10gestures9gesturing11

Anagrams of GESTURE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside GESTURE

89 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

greet6 guest6 reset5 steer5 surge6 trees5gets5guts5 rest4 rust4 sure4 tree4 true4 urge5 user4 get4 gut4 res3rug4 see3 set3 sue3 tee3 use3 er2es2et2re2 us2ut2

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Questions

Is GESTURE a valid word in word games?

GESTURE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is GESTURE worth?

GESTURE is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from GESTURE?

89 other words, including GET, SEE, US and USE.