GAMBE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GAMBE 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 GAMBE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAMBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does GAMBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
In heraldry, the leg of an animal, especially when shown alone as a charge on a shield.
A gambe is a heraldic term for an animal's leg, and blazons describe a lion's gambe, a bear's gambe or an eagle's gambe when the design shows only that limb, often torn off at the joint and dripping blood in a form called erased. Heralds chose the leg alone as a charge to fill a small space on a shield or crest while still suggesting the strength of the whole beast. The word comes from the same French root as gambol and gammon, both tied to the idea of a leg or a leap.
How GAMBE is used
A narrow technical term confined to heraldic blazon, rarely met outside descriptions of coats of arms.
- The crest showed a lion's gambe grasping a sword.
- Heralds blazoned the shield with a single erased gambe.
- A bear's gambe formed the central charge of the badge.
- The old manuscript illustrated a gambe dripping with blood.
- Collectors admired the carved gambe atop the family crest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBE
7 longer words begin with GAMBE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBE
Common questions about GAMBE
- Is GAMBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBE worth?
- GAMBE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBE mean?
- In heraldry, the leg of an animal, especially when shown alone as a charge on a shield.
- What letters can be added to GAMBE?
- GAMBE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAMBE:
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