GARBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GARBLE 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 GARBLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARBLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARBLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GARBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does GARBLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To mix up or distort a message, sound or account so that it becomes confused or wrong.
To garble something is to scramble it on the way from speaker to listener, whether through a bad phone line, a nervous tongue or a careless retelling. The word began in the spice trade, where it meant sifting out dirt and waste from valuable goods. That sorting sense is long gone, but the idea of picking over and spoiling the original survives in the modern meaning. A garbled quotation is one that has lost its exact shape.
How GARBLE is used
Everyday English; usually appears as the participle garbled, as in a garbled message.
- The static began to garble every word of the radio report.
- Nervous speakers often garble the names of their guests.
- Please do not garble the instructions when you pass them on.
- The translation tool seemed to garble the second sentence entirely.
- He managed to garble the joke so badly that nobody laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARBLE
5 longer words begin with GARBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GARBLE
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Common questions about GARBLE
- Is GARBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARBLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARBLE worth?
- GARBLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARBLE mean?
- To mix up or distort a message, sound or account so that it becomes confused or wrong.
- What letters can be added to GARBLE?
- GARBLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GARBLE:
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