BRIBEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BRIBEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRIBEE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRIBEE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIBEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bribeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIBEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRIBEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 334,470.
What does BRIBEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who is given a bribe, or who accepts one.
The suffix -ee marks the receiver of an action, so a bribee stands on the opposite side of the deal from the briber. Legal and news writing prefers phrases such as the official who took the money, so the word turns up mainly in discussions of corruption cases. It is a handy Scrabble word because it uses two e letters at the end.
How BRIBEE is used
Rare; mostly found in legal or analytical writing about corruption.
- The bribee kept the envelope in a locked drawer.
- A bribee can face the same penalty as the briber.
- The inspector was named as the bribee in the case.
- Investigators traced the cash to the bribee.
- Each bribee signed nothing and left no record.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRIBEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRIBEE
1 longer words begin with BRIBEE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIBEE
Common questions about BRIBEE
- Is BRIBEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRIBEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRIBEE worth?
- BRIBEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRIBEE mean?
- A person who is given a bribe, or who accepts one.
- What letters can be added to BRIBEE?
- BRIBEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRIBEE:
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