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Is GUMBOS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, GUMBOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GUMBOS mean?

Gumbos is a form of GUMBO.

  1. noun

    any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water

  2. noun

    tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus

  3. noun

    long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews

  4. noun

    a soup or stew thickened with okra pods

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

6

Letters

G (2) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + O (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for GUMBOS

GUMBOS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from GUMBOS

The 45 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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