GILBERT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GILBERT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GILBERT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GILBERT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILBERT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gilbertsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GILBERT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GILBERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does GILBERT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An old CGS unit used to measure the force that drives magnetic flux around a magnetic circuit.
The gilbert honours the English physician William Gilbert, who studied magnetism. It equals about 0.796 ampere-turns and has largely given way to SI units.
How GILBERT is used
Gilbert is a physics term, written in lowercase when it names the unit.
- One gilbert is a small magnetomotive force.
- Old textbooks measured the field in gilbert units.
- The value was converted from gilbert to ampere-turns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GILBERT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GILBERT
1 longer words begin with GILBERT.
Shorter words from the letters in GILBERT
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Common questions about GILBERT
- Is GILBERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILBERT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GILBERT worth?
- GILBERT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GILBERT mean?
- An old CGS unit used to measure the force that drives magnetic flux around a magnetic circuit.
- What letters can be added to GILBERT?
- GILBERT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GILBERT:
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