Gander

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An adult male goose.

“The gander hissed aggressively at the dog that wandered too close to the nest.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gan·der

Related Words

Synonyms

male goose

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains G, A, N, D, E, R with no repeats, a good mix of common consonants and two vowels

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, hooks with -S and can extend to GANDERED as a verb

Words Related to Gander

Anagrams of Gander

Words that use exactly the same letters as “gander”.

danger garden grande ranged

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “gander” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

gender

Words you can make from Gander

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gander”.

agend andre anger arend areng daren dearn denar drang dreng edgar gader garde grade grand grane raged range redan regna renga aden aged agen

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “gander”.

gardens granted grenada reading

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