Dictionary

Goombay

g ₂o ₁o ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁y ₄

About 2 syllables

7 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does goombay mean?

We don’t have a definition for goombay yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is GOOMBAY a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is GOOMBAY worth?

Scrabble

15 pts

g ₂o ₁o ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁y ₄

Words With Friends

17 pts

g ₃o ₁o ₁m ₄b ₄a ₁y ₃

Wordfeud

17 pts

g ₃o ₁o ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁y ₄

NYT Crossplay

18 pts

g ₄o ₁o ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁y ₄

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GOOMBAY

Best shorter words top 30 of 72

boomy 12 oogamy 12 boogy 11 gooby 11 moby 11 bogy 10 boyg 10 gaby 10 gambo 10 gamy 10 goby 10 gombo 10 boyo 9 gamb 9 gym 9 mayo 9 moya 9 aby 8 ambo 8 bay 8 boma 8 boom 8 boy 8 may 8 moy 8 yam 8 yob 8 yoga 8 yom 8 bam 7

See all 72 words made from GOOMBAY

Hooks for GOOMBAY

Add one letter to the front or back of GOOMBAY to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

goombays

Goombay: quick answers

Is GOOMBAY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GOOMBAY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.

How many points is GOOMBAY worth?

GOOMBAY scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in GOOMBAY?

You can make 72 shorter words from GOOMBAY, such as BOOMY, OOGAMY, BOOGY, GOOBY. See the full list.