Gibbets
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of gibbet: upright posts with a projecting arm used as gallows or to display the bodies of executed criminals as a public deterrent.
“The road into town passed by the gibbets where convicted highwaymen were displayed.”
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Wordle
GIBBETS has double B and ends in -ETS, the GIB- start distinguishes it from similar words
Scrabble
G(2)+I(1)+B(3)+B(3)+E(1)+T(1)+S(1)=12 points, double B boosts this seven-letter word nicely
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