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Yes, gamble is playable

...and is worth 15 points.

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"Gamble" Definition

noun

A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.
An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.
An act having an element of risk.
Something chancy.
The playing of a game of chance for stakes.

verb-intransitive

To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.
To play a game of chance for stakes.
To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

verb-transitive

To expose to hazard; risk: gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.
To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.

verb

To play a game for money or property.
To bet on an uncertain outcome.
To stake something on a contingency take a chance.
To risk by.

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