FIBBER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FIBBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIBBER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIBBER is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIBBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIBBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FIBBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does FIBBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who tells small, harmless lies.
To call someone a fibber is milder than calling them a liar, because the untruth is usually trivial, such as claiming to have finished homework or to have already eaten. The word is built from fib, a light word for a small lie, and it is heard most in friendly or teasing speech. Parents and children use it far more than lawyers do.
How FIBBER is used
Informal and often gentle or teasing; most common in British English.
- Don't be such a fibber; I saw you take the last biscuit.
- The little fibber swore the dog had eaten it.
- Everyone knew he was a fibber about his fishing trips.
- You are a terrible fibber when you smile like that.
- She called her brother a fibber and laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIBBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIBBER
3 longer words begin with FIBBER.
Shorter words from the letters in FIBBER
Common questions about FIBBER
- Is FIBBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIBBER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIBBER worth?
- FIBBER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIBBER mean?
- A person who tells small, harmless lies.
- What letters can be added to FIBBER?
- FIBBER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FIBBER:
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