GAMBUSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GAMBUSIA 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 GAMBUSIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMBUSIA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMBUSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gambusiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMBUSIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAMBUSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAMBUSIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAMBUSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small live-bearing fish that eats mosquito larvae.
Gambusia is native to the southern United States and Mexico and has been released worldwide to curb mosquitoes. Its popular name is mosquitofish. It has become a pest in some places where it crowds out local species.
How GAMBUSIA is used
Used in biology, pest control and conservation writing.
- Officials stocked the pond with gambusia.
- A single gambusia can eat hundreds of larvae.
- The gambusia spread through the irrigation ditches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMBUSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMBUSIA
1 longer words begin with GAMBUSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMBUSIA
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Common questions about GAMBUSIA
- Is GAMBUSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMBUSIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMBUSIA worth?
- GAMBUSIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMBUSIA mean?
- A small live-bearing fish that eats mosquito larvae.
- What letters can be added to GAMBUSIA?
- GAMBUSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAMBUSIA:
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