GIBBOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GIBBOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIBBOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIBBOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIBBOUS
No single letter turns GIBBOUS into another word.
How GIBBOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GIBBOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does GIBBOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing a moon that is more than half but less than fully lit; also humped or bulging.
Skywatchers see a gibbous moon in the days before and after the full moon. The lit part is bigger than a half circle but still has a dark edge. Outside astronomy, gibbous can describe a hunched back or a swollen shape.
How GIBBOUS is used
Gibbous is most often paired with moon in astronomy and nature writing.
- A gibbous moon rose over the field.
- The waxing gibbous phase comes just before full.
- The old tree had a gibbous trunk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIBBOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIBBOUS
3 longer words begin with GIBBOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GIBBOUS
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Common questions about GIBBOUS
- Is GIBBOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIBBOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIBBOUS worth?
- GIBBOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIBBOUS mean?
- Describing a moon that is more than half but less than fully lit; also humped or bulging.
- What letters can be added to GIBBOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GIBBOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GIBBOUS:
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