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Showing words for GAMBIT using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Gambit

gambit

5 Letter Words for Gambit

ambit, bigam, imbat

4 Letter Words for Gambit

abit, agit, amit, bait, biga, bima, gabi, gait, gamb, iamb, mabi, magi, tabi, taig

3 Letter Words for Gambit

abm, abt, agt, aim, ait, amb, ami, amt, atm, bag, bai, bam, bat, big, bim, bit, gab, gam, gat, gib, gim, git, gmt, iba, ibm, ita, mab, mag, mat, mba, mgt, mia, mib, mig, mit, mtg, tab, tag, tai, tam, tib, tig, tim

Definitions for Gambit

[1] Chess . an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
[2] any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
[3] a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
[4] chess an opening move in which a chessman, usually a pawn, is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position
[5] an opening comment, manoeuvre, etc, intended to secure an advantage or promote a point of view

Words related to Gambit

maneuver, play, jig, ploy, ruse, trick, design, artifice, device, gimmick

Words nearby Gambit

gambia, gambian, gambian trypanosomiasis, gambier, gambier islands, gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge

Origin of Gambit

1650–60; < French < Spanish gambito or Italian gambetto (akin to Old French gambet, jambet ), equivalent to gamb(a ) leg + -etta -et

Words that may be confused with Gambit

gambit, gamut, gantlet, gauntlet

Word origin for Gambit

C17: from French, from Italian gambetto a tripping up, from gamba leg

Synonyms for Gambit

artifice, design, device, gimmick, jig, maneuver, play, ploy, ruse, trick