GOOMBAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GOOMBAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOOMBAY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOMBAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOMBAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goombaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOOMBAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOOMBAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does GOOMBAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Caribbean
A goatskin drum of the Bahamas, or the lively music and dance played to it.
Goombay is at the heart of Bahamian celebration, especially at Junkanoo and summer festivals. The drum is played with the hands, and the music mixes African and Caribbean rhythms. A Goombay festival can last for days with dancing in the street.
How GOOMBAY is used
Goombay names the drum, its music and the festivals built around them.
- The band opened the festival with goombay.
- He tapped a steady rhythm on the goombay drum.
- Visitors danced to goombay on the beach.
- Goombay music drifted from the straw market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOMBAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOOMBAY
1 longer words begin with GOOMBAY.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOMBAY
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Common questions about GOOMBAY
- Is GOOMBAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOMBAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOMBAY worth?
- GOOMBAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOMBAY mean?
- A goatskin drum of the Bahamas, or the lively music and dance played to it.
- What letters can be added to GOOMBAY?
- GOOMBAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOOMBAY:
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