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Is gybe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gybe is a Scrabble US word. The word gybe is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is gybe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gybe is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is gybe a Words With Friends word?

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

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4-letter words (1 found)

GYBE,

3-letter words (4 found)

BEG,BEY,BYE,GEY,

2-letter words (3 found)

BE,BY,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 9 words from gybe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gybe

gybe ygbe gbye bgye ybge byge gyeb ygeb geyb egyb yegb eygb gbey bgey geby egby begy ebgy ybeg byeg yebg eybg beyg ebyg

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Definitions and meaning of gybe

gybe

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɪb/
  • Rhymes: -aɪb

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch gijben (obsolete), gijpen; cognate with Danish gibbe, German gieben, giepen, Swedish gipa, gippa.

The noun is derived from the verb; compare Dutch gijb (obsolete), gijp (“act of gybing; a boom”).

Verb

gybe (third-person singular simple present gybes, present participle gybing, simple past and past participle gybed)

  1. (transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
  2. (intransitive, nautical) Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
  3. (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
  4. (by extension, obsolete) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
Usage notes

Sense 3 (“to change tack”) is generally used of boats and other small sailing craft; the corresponding manoeuvre in a sailing ship is wear.

Translations

Noun

gybe (plural gybes)

  1. (nautical) The act of gybing.
    1. A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
    2. A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
  2. (by extension) A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
Alternative forms
  • gibe
  • jibe (now chiefly US)
Translations

Etymology 2

See jibe.

Noun

gybe (plural gybes)

  1. Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

Verb

gybe (third-person singular simple present gybes, present participle gybing, simple past and past participle gybed)

  1. Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

References

Anagrams

  • g'bye

Source: wiktionary.org