GAMBREL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GAMBREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMBREL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBREL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambrelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBREL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GAMBREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does GAMBREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower one steeper than the upper; also the hock of a horse or a butcher's hanging bar.
The gambrel roof gives a barn extra space in the loft. The same word names the crooked stick butchers use to hang a carcass, whose shape recalls a horse's hind leg. Sellers of homes often describe a gambrel as classic American barn style.
How GAMBREL is used
Gambrel is most familiar in architecture, especially American farm buildings.
- The old barn had a red gambrel roof.
- The butcher hung the carcass from a gambrel.
- A gambrel gives the attic room more headroom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAMBREL
The 7 tiles of GAMBREL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAMBREL
1 longer words begin with GAMBREL.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBREL
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Common questions about GAMBREL
- Is GAMBREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBREL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBREL worth?
- GAMBREL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBREL mean?
- A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower one steeper than the upper; also the hock of a horse or a butcher's hanging bar.
- What letters can be added to GAMBREL?
- GAMBREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAMBREL:
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