GAMB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GAMB 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 GAMB?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMB is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does GAMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An animal's leg, in heraldry.
Gamb appears in heraldic descriptions and essentially nowhere else, and it came from an Italian word for a leg. The same root gave English gambol and the name of a cured ham.
How GAMB is used
Countable: a gamb, two gambs. Heraldic.
- A lion's gamb erased is a standard heraldic charge.
- The word gamb means a leg in heraldry.
- Two gambs crossed appear on several old arms.
- An Italian word for a leg gave English gamb.
- Outside heraldry gamb is never used.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMB
Showing 24 of 56 words that begin with GAMB.
Words with GAMB inside
5 words contain GAMB in the middle. Words that start with GAMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMB
Common questions about GAMB
- Is GAMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMB worth?
- GAMB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMB mean?
- An animal's leg, in heraldry.
- What letters can be added to GAMB?
- GAMB takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAMB:
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