GAB is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAB is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does GAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
Idle talk, especially at length.
Gab survives chiefly in the gift of the gab, and that phrase is not entirely a compliment: it praises fluency while doubting the content. The word is probably Irish in origin and has been in English since the 1700s.
How GAB is used
Uncountable. Chiefly in the gift of the gab.
- He has the gift of the gab and very little else.
- An hour of gab and nothing decided.
- The phrase about the gab praises fluency and doubts the content.
- She can gab to anybody about anything.
- A salesman without the gab is in the wrong trade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAB
The 3 tiles of GAB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAB
Showing 24 of 67 words that begin with GAB.
Words ending in GAB
2 words end in GAB. Useful as a back hook: play GAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAB inside
Showing 24 of 116 words that contain GAB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAB
Common questions about GAB
- Is GAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAB worth?
- GAB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAB mean?
- Idle talk, especially at length.
- What letters can be added to GAB?
- GAB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GAB:
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