Gatling
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Richard Gatling, the American inventor who in the nineteenth century developed the first practical rapid-fire gun bearing his name.
“The military history lecture covered the development of the Gatling gun and its impact on modern warfare.”
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Wordle
Proper noun, the -LING ending is familiar but the GATL- opening is unusual
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Worth 9 points, as a proper noun it is not valid in standard Scrabble play
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