Gabbro
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A dark-coloured, coarse-grained igneous rock belonging to a family of granular intrusive rocks formed from slowly cooled magma.
“The geologist identified the dark outcrops along the coast as gabbro.”
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gab·bro
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Double B followed by RO, an uncommon ending for a geological term but the G and A open cleanly
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Double B uses two B tiles, modest word score overall but useful for playing off existing letters on the board
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