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Is gable a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gable is a Scrabble US word. The word gable is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is gable a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gable is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

G2A1B3L1E1

Is gable a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gable is a Words With Friends word. The word gable is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

BAGEL,BELGA,GABLE,GLEBA,

4-letter words (10 found)

ABLE,ALBE,BAEL,BALE,BEAL,BLAE,BLAG,EGAL,GALE,GEAL,

3-letter words (16 found)

AGE,ALB,ALE,BAE,BAG,BAL,BEG,BEL,GAB,GAE,GAL,GEL,LAB,LAG,LEA,LEG,

2-letter words (9 found)

AB,AE,AG,AL,BA,BE,EA,EL,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 40 words from gable according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gable

gable agble gbale bgale abgle bagle galbe aglbe glabe lgabe algbe lagbe gblae bglae glbae lgbae blgae lbgae ablge balge albge labge blage lbage gabel agbel gbael bgael abgel bagel gaebl agebl geabl egabl aegbl eagbl gbeal bgeal gebal egbal begal ebgal abegl baegl aebgl eabgl beagl ebagl galeb agleb glaeb lgaeb algeb lageb gaelb agelb gealb egalb aeglb eaglb gleab lgeab gelab eglab legab elgab alegb laegb aelgb ealgb leagb elagb gblea bglea glbea lgbea blgea lbgea gbela bgela gebla egbla begla ebgla gleba lgeba gelba eglba legba elgba blega lbega belga eblga lebga elbga ableg baleg albeg labeg blaeg lbaeg abelg baelg aeblg eablg bealg ebalg alebg laebg aelbg ealbg leabg elabg bleag lbeag belag eblag lebag elbag

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Definitions and meaning of gable

gable

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Etymology 1

The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (compare Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.

Noun

gable (plural gables)

  1. (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:gable.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • pediment
  • peaked roof
  • pitched roof

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gable (plural gables)

  1. (obsolete) A cable.

References

  • “gable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

German

Verb

gable

  1. inflection of gabeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org