noun
- A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
- Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
- Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.
- A gemma or leaf-bud.
- A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.
- A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
- A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
Synonyms: gemstone, jewel, precious stone
verb
- To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
Synonyms: begem
Pronunciation
About this word
Gem is a 2-meaning word in English. Shorter words have fewer anagrams.
This page shows the definition of gem along with every other word you can make from its letters. Click the link above to see all anagrams and shorter words formed from the same set of letters.
How to use this page
Every word in our dictionary has its own page like this one. Here you can:
- Read the definition — see what the word means, how it is used in context, and which part of speech it belongs to.
- Hear the pronunciation — when an audio recording is available, press the play button to hear the word spoken aloud.
- Browse synonyms — see related words that share a similar meaning, useful for expanding your vocabulary.
- Find anagrams — click "Other words from gem's letters" to see every word you can spell using the same letters.
Words in word games
If you are playing a word game, knowing whether a word is valid is essential. Gem appears in our 370,000-word English dictionary, which includes most words accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. However, always check the official word list for the specific game you are playing, as different games use different dictionaries.
Scrabble
In Scrabble, the valid word lists are the Official Tournament and Club Word List (OTCWL/NWL) for North America and the Collins Scrabble Words (CSW) for international play. Our dictionary covers most words in both lists, but some proper nouns, abbreviations, and offensive terms may differ.
Wordle
Wordle uses its own curated word list that is smaller than the full Scrabble dictionary. If Gem appears here, it may or may not be a valid Wordle answer — but it is a real English word regardless.
Try it interactively
Open Gem in the interactive unscrambler →
More word resources
Explore our guides for more word game help:
Or see all our guides on the blog index.