ALIBI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALIBI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIBI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIBI is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIBI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alibisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIBI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALIBI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does ALIBI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A claim or piece of evidence that a person was somewhere else when a crime or event took place.
A suspect who offers an alibi is trying to prove that being in another location made it impossible for them to have committed the crime under investigation. Lawyers and investigators check an alibi carefully, since a false one can unravel under close questioning. In everyday speech people also use alibi loosely for any excuse offered to avoid blame, even when no crime is involved.
How ALIBI is used
Common in legal contexts and in everyday speech as a general excuse.
- The suspect's alibi placed him in another city that night.
- Detectives quickly checked her alibi against witness statements.
- He had a solid alibi for the time of the robbery.
- Her alibi fell apart under careful questioning.
- He used a weak alibi to explain his late arrival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIBI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIBI
The 5 tiles of ALIBI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALIBI
4 longer words begin with ALIBI.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIBI
Common questions about ALIBI
- Is ALIBI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIBI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIBI worth?
- ALIBI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIBI mean?
- A claim or piece of evidence that a person was somewhere else when a crime or event took place.
- What letters can be added to ALIBI?
- ALIBI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALIBI:
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