GAMBA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GAMBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMBA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAMBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does GAMBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A bowed string instrument held between or on the legs, short for viola da gamba, or an organ stop that imitates its tone.
Gamba is short for viola da gamba, literally leg viol in Italian, an instrument that musicians rest upright between or on their legs rather than tucking under the chin like a violin. Renaissance and Baroque composers wrote extensively for the gamba before the cello gradually replaced it in most ensembles, though early-music groups still play it today. Organ builders later borrowed the name for a gamba stop, a set of pipes voiced to imitate the instrument's thin, stringy tone.
How GAMBA is used
A specialist musical term, common among early-music performers and organists but rare in everyday speech.
- The consort included two viols and a gamba.
- She studied the gamba at a conservatory known for early music.
- The organist pulled out the gamba stop for the quiet passage.
- Baroque composers wrote sonatas specifically for the gamba.
- His gamba had seven strings instead of a cello's four.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBA
8 longer words begin with GAMBA.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBA
Common questions about GAMBA
- Is GAMBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBA worth?
- GAMBA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBA mean?
- A bowed string instrument held between or on the legs, short for viola da gamba, or an organ stop that imitates its tone.
- What letters can be added to GAMBA?
- GAMBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAMBA:
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