IBRIK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. IBRIK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IBRIK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IBRIK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IBRIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ibriksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IBRIK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IBRIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does IBRIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Arabic and Greek name for the narrow-necked coffee pot in which finely ground coffee is boiled up with water.
An ibrik has a narrow neck and a wide base so that the grounds settle while the coffee foams up as it heats, usually over a low flame or in hot sand. The pot is kept small because the coffee is served straight from it into tiny cups without straining. The same object is also known by other regional names depending on the country where it is used.
How IBRIK is used
A specific culinary term for the pot used in Turkish, Balkan and Middle Eastern coffee making.
- She heated the grounds slowly in a copper ibrik.
- The market stall sold a hand-hammered ibrik alongside the cups.
- He learned to tilt the ibrik just as the foam began to rise.
- A dented old ibrik still sat on the stovetop.
- Guests watched the coffee brew in the small ibrik.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IBRIK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IBRIK
The 5 tiles of IBRIK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IBRIK
1 longer words begin with IBRIK.
Shorter words from the letters in IBRIK
Common questions about IBRIK
- Is IBRIK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IBRIK is not in it.
- How many points is IBRIK worth?
- IBRIK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IBRIK mean?
- The Arabic and Greek name for the narrow-necked coffee pot in which finely ground coffee is boiled up with water.
- What letters can be added to IBRIK?
- IBRIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IBRIK:
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