GRIBBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRIBBLE 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 GRIBBLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIBBLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIBBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gribblesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIBBLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRIBBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does GRIBBLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A gribble is a tiny marine crustacean that bores into wood placed in the sea.
Harbour engineers fear the gribble because it quietly hollows out piers and pilings over the years. Protective coatings on submerged timber are often chosen mainly to keep it away.
How GRIBBLE is used
Gribble appears in talk about docks, boats and marine timber damage.
- The old pier collapsed after the gribble ate through its piles.
- Treated timber resists the gribble far better than bare pine.
- A single gribble is tiny, but thousands can ruin a wharf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIBBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRIBBLE
The 7 tiles of GRIBBLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRIBBLE
1 longer words begin with GRIBBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIBBLE
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Common questions about GRIBBLE
- Is GRIBBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIBBLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIBBLE worth?
- GRIBBLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIBBLE mean?
- A gribble is a tiny marine crustacean that bores into wood placed in the sea.
- What letters can be added to GRIBBLE?
- GRIBBLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRIBBLE:
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