GAMP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GAMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gampsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does GAMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A large and untidy umbrella.
Gamp is named after a nurse in a Dickens novel who carried one everywhere she went. Very few characters have given English a common noun, and this one did it within about a decade.
How GAMP is used
Countable: a gamp, two gamps. Dated British.
- A gamp under one arm and a bag under the other.
- The word gamp comes from a Dickens character.
- Two gamps between four people in the rain.
- A gamp is deliberately large and never neat.
- Within a decade gamp was a common noun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMP
2 longer words begin with GAMP.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMP
Common questions about GAMP
- Is GAMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMP worth?
- GAMP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMP mean?
- A large and untidy umbrella.
- What letters can be added to GAMP?
- GAMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAMP:
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