Gavotte
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A lively and formal French dance in four-four time that was popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
“The orchestra played a gavotte as the costumed couples took their places on the ballroom floor.”
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ga·votte
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Wordle
Double T near the end, ends in -OTE, the GAVOT- cluster is very distinctive
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Scrabble
Worth 11 points, V scores 4 and double T is efficient for TT hooks in Scrabble
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