GAMBOL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAMBOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMBOL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBOL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GAMBOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does GAMBOL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To leap and skip about playfully, as young animals or children do.
Lambs, puppies and small children are the usual subjects of gambol, a cheerful verb, which pictures energetic and carefree movement across open ground. It comes from an old French word for a leg and a leap, and the noun means one such frolicsome jump. The tone is light and a little old-fashioned, so it suits storybooks and descriptive writing better than everyday speech.
How GAMBOL is used
Literary or descriptive; seldom heard in casual conversation.
- The lambs gambol across the meadow each spring.
- Children were told to gambol on the lawn while the adults talked.
- A pair of kittens began to gambol around the kitchen.
- We watched the foals gambol in the paddock at dawn.
- The old poem describes fawns that gambol beside the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBOL
5 longer words begin with GAMBOL.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBOL
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Common questions about GAMBOL
- Is GAMBOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBOL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBOL worth?
- GAMBOL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBOL mean?
- To leap and skip about playfully, as young animals or children do.
- What letters can be added to GAMBOL?
- GAMBOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GAMBOL:
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