Is GIB a Scrabble word?
Yes. GIB 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 castrated male cat or ferret.
Noun 4 meanings
A castrated male cat or ferret.
A male cat; a tomcat.
A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
The lower lip of a horse.
Verb 4 meanings
To fasten in place with a gib.
To destroy an in-game object so that it turns into gibs.
To be turned into gibs.
To install plasterboard.
Etymology
Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.
GIB at a glance
GIB has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + I 1 + B 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #46,340 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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