Is “Gybe” a Scrabble word?
Yes
GYBE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Gybe
/dʒaɪb/
noun
1.The act of gybing.
2.(by extension) A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
verb
1.To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
2.Of 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.Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.