Definitions for gumboils

gumboils gum·boil

Spelling: [guhm-boil]
IPA: /ˈgʌmˌbɔɪl/

Gumboils is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 253 anagrams from letters in gumboils (bgilmosu).

Definitions for gumboils

noun

  1. a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.

Origin of gumboils

First recorded in 1745-55; gum2 + boil2

Examples for gumboils

If he has sciatica, pleurisy or a gumboil, he can speak of his ailments and tell people what is the matter with him.

I've been young myself, and I know youth is touchy as a gumboil when it comes to love affairs.

George, my dear old school-chum, with the V.C., and his wife tells me of it as casually as if it had been a gumboil!

A good example of this is seen in what is known as a gumboil.

Word Value for gumboils
Scrable

12

Words with friends

17

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