GABOON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GABOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GABOON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GABOON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GABOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gaboonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GABOON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GABOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 131,399.
What does GABOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A West African tropical tree prized for its pale pinkish-brown wood, or the timber from it.
Gaboon takes its name from the country of Gabon on the Atlantic coast of Africa, where the tree grows in rain forest. The even, fine-grained wood is used mainly to make plywood and veneers, and it is also known as okoume. The same name appears in the Gaboon viper, a heavy snake of the same region, which is a separate use of the geographic word.
How GABOON is used
Used in the timber trade; the name is a spelling variant of the country Gabon.
- The furniture maker ordered a sheet of gaboon plywood.
- Tall gaboon trees rose above the river forest.
- The boat builder preferred gaboon for its light weight.
- A thin veneer of gaboon covered the cheaper board beneath.
- Logs of gaboon were floated downstream to the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GABOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GABOON
1 longer words begin with GABOON.
Shorter words from the letters in GABOON
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Common questions about GABOON
- Is GABOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GABOON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GABOON worth?
- GABOON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GABOON mean?
- A West African tropical tree prized for its pale pinkish-brown wood, or the timber from it.
- What letters can be added to GABOON?
- GABOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GABOON:
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