gumbo
NOUN
/ɡəmboʊ/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G
gumbo is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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G2U1M3B3O1
2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does gumbo mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
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2
Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews.
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3
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.
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4
A soup or stew thickened with okra pods.
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