BRIBE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BRIBE 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 BRIBE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIBE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIBE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIBE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does BRIBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Money, a gift or another inducement offered or given to someone, especially a person in a position of trust or authority, to influence their actions dishonestly.
An official who accepts a bribe agrees, in effect, to set aside fair judgment in exchange for personal gain, which is exactly why the practice is treated as a serious crime in most legal systems. The same word slips easily into lighter, everyday contexts too, so a parent might jokingly offer a child a small bribe of candy to sit still during a long car journey. English also uses bribe as a verb, letting a company be accused of trying to bribe an inspector, describing the corrupting act rather than the object handed over. Anti-corruption laws in many countries now define precisely what counts as a bribe, since the line between a customary gift and an illegal inducement can otherwise be difficult to draw.
How BRIBE is used
Common in legal, journalistic and everyday writing, used for money or favors given to corrupt someone's judgment, and sometimes loosely for a small, harmless inducement.
- The inspector was accused of accepting a bribe from the contractor.
- She offered her little brother a bribe to keep the secret.
- Investigators traced the bribe back to an offshore account.
- No bribe could persuade the judge to change his ruling.
- The scandal began when a reporter uncovered the bribe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIBE
9 longer words begin with BRIBE.
Words ending in BRIBE
1 words end in BRIBE. Useful as a back hook: play BRIBE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BRIBE inside
2 words contain BRIBE in the middle. Words that start with BRIBE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIBE
Common questions about BRIBE
- Is BRIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIBE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIBE worth?
- BRIBE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIBE mean?
- Money, a gift or another inducement offered or given to someone, especially a person in a position of trust or authority, to influence their actions dishonestly.
- What letters can be added to BRIBE?
- BRIBE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRIBE:
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