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/ɡæb/
nounverb

Is GAB a Scrabble word?

Yes. GAB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Idle chatter.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. Idle chatter.

  2. The mouth or gob.

  3. One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: gab via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).

GAB at a glance

GAB has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + B 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #34,585 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GAB

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Same last three letters as GAB. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • BAFFLEGAB20
  • NASHGAB13

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