IAMB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IAMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IAMB?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IAMB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IAMB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IAMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IAMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does IAMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A metrical foot of one short and one long syllable.
Iamb is the commonest foot in English verse because it matches the natural rhythm of the language, which is why blank verse sounds like speech. The word is Greek.
How IAMB is used
Countable: an iamb, two iambs.
- An iamb is unstressed then stressed.
- The word iamb is Greek.
- Five iambs make the standard English line.
- English verse prefers the iamb to any other foot.
- The rhythm of an iamb matches ordinary speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IAMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IAMB
The 4 tiles of IAMB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IAMB
11 longer words begin with IAMB.
Words ending in IAMB
2 words end in IAMB. Useful as a back hook: play IAMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with IAMB inside
12 words contain IAMB in the middle. Words that start with IAMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IAMB
Common questions about IAMB
- Is IAMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IAMB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IAMB worth?
- IAMB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IAMB mean?
- A metrical foot of one short and one long syllable.
- What letters can be added to IAMB?
- IAMB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IAMB:
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