EDIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EDIBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EDIBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDIBLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDIBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ediblesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EDIBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EDIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What stands out about EDIBLE
- EDIBLE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EDIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Safe and fit to be eaten as food.
The word separates what a person can swallow without harm from what is poisonous or inedible, so foragers speak of edible mushrooms and edible berries. It also describes things that are made to be eaten even though they look like decoration, such as edible glitter or edible flowers on a cake. The ending -ible comes from Latin edere, to eat.
How EDIBLE is used
Neutral; it is often found on food labels, in cookery writing and in guides to wild plants.
- Not every mushroom in the wood is edible.
- The bakery tops its cakes with edible flowers.
- After the fire, only a few tins were still edible.
- The cup is made of an edible biscuit material.
- Her first loaf was barely edible, but she kept trying.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDIBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDIBLE
The 6 tiles of EDIBLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EDIBLE
3 longer words begin with EDIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in EDIBLE
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Common questions about EDIBLE
- Is EDIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDIBLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDIBLE worth?
- EDIBLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDIBLE mean?
- Safe and fit to be eaten as food.
- What letters can be added to EDIBLE?
- EDIBLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EDIBLE:
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