IBEX is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. IBEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IBEX?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IBEX is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IBEX
Front hooks — 1
vibexBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IBEX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IBEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does IBEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wild mountain goat with long curved horns.
The ibex climbs near-vertical rock and is regularly photographed on the face of dams, licking salt off the stone. The plural is ibexes or ibex, and both turn up in careful writing.
How IBEX is used
Countable; the plural is ibexes or ibex.
- An ibex will climb a dam wall for the salt.
- The word ibex is Latin and unchanged.
- Two ibexes on a face that looks vertical from below.
- The horns on a male ibex outgrow the animal.
- An ibex crosses ground no other large animal will.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IBEX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IBEX
1 longer words begin with IBEX.
Words ending in IBEX
1 words end in IBEX. Useful as a back hook: play IBEX onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in IBEX
Common questions about IBEX
- Is IBEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IBEX, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IBEX worth?
- IBEX is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IBEX mean?
- A wild mountain goat with long curved horns.
- What letters can be added to IBEX?
- IBEX takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IBEX:
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