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Yes. The word gombeen is a Scrabble US word. The word gombeen is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

G2O1M3B3E1E1N1

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Yes. The word gombeen is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

G2O1M3B3E1E1N1

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7-letter words (1 found)

GOMBEEN,

6-letter words (4 found)

BEGONE,BOGMEN,ENGOBE,GENOME,

5-letter words (7 found)

BEGEM,EMBOG,EMONG,GENOM,GNOME,MENGE,NEEMB,

4-letter words (17 found)

BEEN,BEGO,BENE,BONE,BONG,EBON,GENE,GONE,MENE,MENG,MENO,MOBE,MONG,NEEM,NOME,OGEE,OMEN,

3-letter words (34 found)

BEE,BEG,BEN,BOG,BON,EEN,EGO,EME,EMO,ENE,ENG,EON,GEE,GEM,GEN,GEO,GOB,GOE,GON,MEE,MEG,MEN,MOB,MOE,MOG,MON,NEB,NEE,NEG,NOB,NOG,NOM,OBE,ONE,

2-letter words (14 found)

BE,BO,EE,EM,EN,GO,ME,MO,NE,NO,OB,OE,OM,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 78 words from gombeen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gombeen

gombeen

Etymology

From Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɒmˈbiːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

gombeen (countable and uncountable, plural gombeens)

  1. (archaic) Usury.
  2. (historical, Ireland) A moneylender during the Great Famine.
  3. (Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.

Derived terms

  • gombeenism
  • gombeenman

Adjective

gombeen

  1. (Ireland) Corrupt, underhanded.
    They were talking gombeen politics.

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