GAMBOGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GAMBOGE 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 GAMBOGE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBOGE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBOGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambogesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBOGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GAMBOGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does GAMBOGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellow gum resin from certain tropical Asian trees, used as a pigment and formerly as a purgative.
Artists prized gamboge for its warm golden yellow in watercolours and dyes. The name points to Cambodia, where the best resin was said to come from.
How GAMBOGE is used
Gamboge is used in art history, botany and pigment chemistry.
- The painter mixed gamboge into the wash for a sunny glow.
- Monks dyed their robes with gamboge.
- Gamboge is tapped from the trunk of a tropical tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBOGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBOGE
1 longer words begin with GAMBOGE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBOGE
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Common questions about GAMBOGE
- Is GAMBOGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBOGE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBOGE worth?
- GAMBOGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBOGE mean?
- A yellow gum resin from certain tropical Asian trees, used as a pigment and formerly as a purgative.
- What letters can be added to GAMBOGE?
- GAMBOGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAMBOGE:
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