GABELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GABELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GABELLE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GABELLE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GABELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GABELLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GABELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 748,577.
What does GABELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tax on salt, especially the one levied in France until 1790.
The gabelle was hated because every household had to buy salt at a fixed price. It is often cited among the grievances that fed unrest before the French Revolution.
How GABELLE is used
Gabelle is used in history writing about French taxation and, more loosely, for any tax or excise.
- Peasants resented paying the gabelle on every measure of salt.
- The gabelle was abolished after the Revolution.
- A historian explained how the gabelle shaped daily life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GABELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GABELLE
The 7 tiles of GABELLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GABELLE
4 longer words begin with GABELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GABELLE
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Common questions about GABELLE
- Is GABELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GABELLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GABELLE worth?
- GABELLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GABELLE mean?
- A tax on salt, especially the one levied in France until 1790.
- What letters can be added to GABELLE?
- GABELLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GABELLE:
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