GAMBESON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GAMBESON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMBESON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBESON is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBESON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambesonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBESON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAMBESON, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAMBESON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAMBESON
- All 8 letters of GAMBESON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAMBESON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A padded, quilted jacket worn under armour in the Middle Ages.
The gambeson cushioned the body from blows and kept chain mail from chafing. Poorer soldiers sometimes wore one on its own as their only protection. Re-enactors still sew them from layers of linen.
How GAMBESON is used
Used in history, armour studies and re-enactment.
- The knight pulled his gambeson on before the mail.
- A thick gambeson could stop a glancing arrow.
- She stitched a gambeson for the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBESON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBESON
1 longer words begin with GAMBESON.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBESON
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Common questions about GAMBESON
- Is GAMBESON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBESON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBESON worth?
- GAMBESON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBESON mean?
- A padded, quilted jacket worn under armour in the Middle Ages.
- What letters can be added to GAMBESON?
- GAMBESON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAMBESON:
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