GABBY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GABBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GABBY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GABBY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GABBY
No single letter turns GABBY into another word.
How GABBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GABBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,394 thousand.
What does GABBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Talking a great deal, often about unimportant things; excessively talkative.
Gabby describes someone who chatters on and on, frequently about trivial matters, in a way that can be either endearing or tiresome depending on the listener. It comes from gab, an informal word for idle talk, and keeps that same casual, slightly disapproving tone. People call a person gabby when they cannot seem to stop talking, whether at a party, on the phone or during a meeting. The word is common in everyday informal speech across English-speaking countries.
How GABBY is used
Informal; used casually, sometimes fondly and sometimes as a mild complaint, about a very talkative person.
- Her gabby neighbor kept her on the phone for over an hour.
- He got a bit gabby after his second cup of coffee.
- The gabby student had to be reminded to let others speak.
- She is friendly but very gabby once she starts a conversation.
- Their gabby uncle told the same stories at every family dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GABBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GABBY
Common questions about GABBY
- Is GABBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GABBY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GABBY worth?
- GABBY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GABBY mean?
- Talking a great deal, often about unimportant things; excessively talkative.
- What letters can be added to GABBY?
- No single letter can be added to GABBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GABBY:
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