GORBLIMY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GORBLIMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GORBLIMY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GORBLIMY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GORBLIMY
No single letter turns GORBLIMY into another word.
How GORBLIMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GORBLIMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GORBLIMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GORBLIMY
- All 8 letters of GORBLIMY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GORBLIMY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Britishslang
A cry of astonishment, a London-style spoken form of an oath calling on God to blind the speaker.
The word gorblimy is the stuff of comedy cockneys and old music-hall sketches. It has a cheerful, harmless ring, and writers use it to give a speaker an instant working-class London voice.
How GORBLIMY is used
Gorblimy is spoken or comic British slang and is rare in serious writing.
- "Gorblimy, look at the size of that bill!" he said.
- The street trader shouted, "Gorblimy, it is raining again!"
- Gorblimy, I never expected you to turn up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORBLIMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GORBLIMY
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Common questions about GORBLIMY
- Is GORBLIMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORBLIMY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORBLIMY worth?
- GORBLIMY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORBLIMY mean?
- A cry of astonishment, a London-style spoken form of an oath calling on God to blind the speaker.
- What letters can be added to GORBLIMY?
- No single letter can be added to GORBLIMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GORBLIMY:
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