GOMBROON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GOMBROON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOMBROON?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOMBROON is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOMBROON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gombroonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOMBROON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOMBROON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOMBROON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOMBROON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A kind of fine Persian pottery or porcelain once traded to Europe.
Gombroon ware took its name from a port on the Persian Gulf through which it was shipped. Antique dealers still use the word for translucent white bowls with pierced patterns.
How GOMBROON is used
The noun gombroon is used by collectors and in histories of ceramics.
- The museum displayed a bowl of gombroon.
- Traders brought gombroon to the court in the seventeenth century.
- She collected antique gombroon pieces.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOMBROON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOMBROON
1 longer words begin with GOMBROON.
Shorter words from the letters in GOMBROON
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Common questions about GOMBROON
- Is GOMBROON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOMBROON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOMBROON worth?
- GOMBROON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOMBROON mean?
- A kind of fine Persian pottery or porcelain once traded to Europe.
- What letters can be added to GOMBROON?
- GOMBROON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOMBROON:
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