Gunshot

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The discharge of a firearm, or the sound produced when a weapon is fired.

“A single gunshot shattered the early morning silence, sending birds scattering from the trees.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gun·shot

Related Words

Synonyms

gunfire

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Compound GUN + SHOT, SH digraph in the middle, ends with the familiar SHOT

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, SH and T, solid seven-letter compound from two common words

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “gunshot”.

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