IBIDEM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. IBIDEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IBIDEM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IBIDEM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IBIDEM
No single letter turns IBIDEM into another word.
How IBIDEM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IBIDEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does IBIDEM mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
In the very same place, used in a footnote to refer back to the work cited just before.
Ibidem is Latin and means in that same spot. Scholars put it in notes and bibliographies so they need not repeat a long title that was given a moment earlier. It is nearly always shortened to ibid., and a reader who sees it knows to look at the previous reference.
How IBIDEM is used
Found in academic citations, almost always in the abbreviated form ibid.
- The second footnote reads simply ibidem, page 41.
- He wrote ibidem instead of repeating the title of the book.
- Many style guides now discourage ibidem in favour of short titles.
- The note gave ibidem and a new page number.
- She asked what ibidem meant when she saw it in the margin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IBIDEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IBIDEM
Common questions about IBIDEM
- Is IBIDEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IBIDEM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IBIDEM worth?
- IBIDEM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IBIDEM mean?
- In the very same place, used in a footnote to refer back to the work cited just before.
- What letters can be added to IBIDEM?
- No single letter can be added to IBIDEM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IBIDEM:
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