Is GEM a Scrabble word?
Yes. GEM 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.
Meaning A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
Noun 4 meanings
A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
“She's an absolute gem.”
A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
Verb 1 meaning
To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.
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GEM at a glance
GEM has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,534 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -GEM
More endings- STRATAGEM12
- DODGEM11
- BRUMMAGEM18
- BEGEM10
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