GIB is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIB?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIB is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does GIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flat metal strip or wedge fitted to hold two machine parts together or to take up wear.
A gib is the part that lets a fitter tighten a slack joint without remaking it: slide the wedge in, take up the play, lock it. Machine tools are full of them, and a worn gib is the usual reason an old lathe slide rattles. The word also names a castrated tomcat, which has nothing to do with the metal and confuses every glossary that lists both.
How GIB is used
Countable: a gib, two gibs. Often paired in gib and cotter for the fastening that uses both.
- The slide had worn and needed a new gib.
- He tapped the gib home and the play disappeared.
- A gib and cotter held the rod to the crosshead.
- Adjusting the gib takes ten minutes and saves a rebuild.
- The old machine rattled because somebody had lost the gib.
- She filed the gib until the fit was tight but not stiff.
- Every gib on that lathe had been shimmed at least once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIB and 7 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIB
The 3 tiles of GIB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GIB
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with GIB.
Words with GIB inside
Showing 24 of 100 words that contain GIB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GIB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIB
Common questions about GIB
- Is GIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIB worth?
- GIB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIB mean?
- A flat metal strip or wedge fitted to hold two machine parts together or to take up wear.
- What letters can be added to GIB?
- GIB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GIB:
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