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GYBE

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

GYBE is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

GYBES-s 2 GYBING 3 GYBED-d 2 GIBE 1 JIBE 1
verb
  1. transitiveTo shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
  2. intransitiveOf 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. intransitiveGenerally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
  4. broadlyobsoleteOften as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
  5. alternativeAlternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
noun
  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.
  3. broadlyA sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
  4. alternativeAlternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).