IBIS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. IBIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IBIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IBIS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IBIS
No single letter turns IBIS into another word.
How IBIS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IBIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does IBIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long-legged wading bird with a slender, downward-curving bill, found in warm regions of the world.
An ibis wades through shallow water and mud in marshes and along riverbanks, sweeping its curved bill from side to side to find insects, worms and small fish. The sacred ibis was closely linked with the god Thoth in ancient Egypt and appears often in Egyptian art and writing.
How IBIS is used
- A white ibis stood motionless at the edge of the lagoon.
- They watched an ibis probe the mud with its curved bill.
- The temple wall showed an ibis beside a seated god.
- A flock of ibis crossed the river at sunset.
- The wetland reserve is known for its breeding ibis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IBIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IBIS
1 longer words begin with IBIS.
Words ending in IBIS
2 words end in IBIS. Useful as a back hook: play IBIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with IBIS inside
8 words contain IBIS in the middle. Words that start with IBIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IBIS
Common questions about IBIS
- Is IBIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IBIS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IBIS worth?
- IBIS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IBIS mean?
- A long-legged wading bird with a slender, downward-curving bill, found in warm regions of the world.
- What letters can be added to IBIS?
- No single letter can be added to IBIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IBIS:
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