Is GAMBIT a word?
GAMBIT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 33 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GAMBIT is a valid word.
What does gambit mean?
noun: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GAMBIT: word details
- Pronunciation: GAM-biht (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside gambit
Words you can make from the letters of gambit.
Solve a whole rack, not just GAMBIT
GAMBIT is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does GAMBIT mean?
GAMBIT is a noun. It means: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.
Is GAMBIT a valid word?
Yes, GAMBIT is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.