Definitions for gumption

gumption gump·tion

Spelling: [guhmp-shuh n]
IPA: /ˈgʌmp ʃən/

Gumption is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 244 anagrams from letters in gumption (gimnoptu).

Definitions for gumption

noun

  1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness:
  2. courage; spunk; guts:
  3. common sense; shrewdness.

Origin of gumption

1710-20; orig. Scots

Examples for gumption

Yes, if you have courage, desire, and gumption to do it, why not?

If your father'd just had the gumption to hold out, they'd have had to pay him anything he asked.

Will the underdogs prevail through hard work and gumption or will billionaires turn Wisconsin into their own playground?

Beyond all instruments and weapons are his skill, agility, gumption, diplomacy.

Do have some gumption, Amy, and cut out the salty-tear business.

Mitt Romney, who has reverted to the not-a-follicle-out-of-place hairstyle, never really got up the gumption to hit Newt.

All we wanted was them needles and a little elbow-grease and gumption.

The expression and gumption she sells the number with her eyes is the real magic of Shirley Temple.

Fashion would lose much of its electricity without the head-snapping magnetism of models moving with gumption down a runway.

There's a lot of stuff in your story that wouldn't be there if you had any gumption.

Word Value for gumption
Scrable

13

Words with friends

18

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