GIBBERISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GIBBERISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIBBERISH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIBBERISH is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIBBERISH
No single letter turns GIBBERISH into another word.
How GIBBERISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GIBBERISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIBBERISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIBBERISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood.
People call something gibberish when it sounds like language but makes no sense, from a baby's babble to a garbled message. It can also be a sharp comment on jargon that seems empty. The word suggests chatter, not silence.
How GIBBERISH is used
Used for nonsense talk, broken text and confusing jargon.
- The message on the screen was just gibberish.
- Toddlers happily talk gibberish to their toys.
- To me, the contract read like legal gibberish.
- He mumbled gibberish in his sleep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIBBERISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIBBERISH
1 longer words begin with GIBBERISH.
Shorter words from the letters in GIBBERISH
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Common questions about GIBBERISH
- Is GIBBERISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIBBERISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIBBERISH worth?
- GIBBERISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIBBERISH mean?
- Speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood.
- What letters can be added to GIBBERISH?
- No single letter can be added to GIBBERISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GIBBERISH:
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