ICEBREAKER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ICEBREAKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ICEBREAKER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICEBREAKER is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICEBREAKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
icebreakersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ICEBREAKER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ICEBREAKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ICEBREAKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ICEBREAKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ship built to cut a path through ice, or something said or done to ease awkwardness among strangers.
An icebreaker has a reinforced bow so ports stay open in winter. At parties and meetings an icebreaker is a game or question that gets people talking.
How ICEBREAKER is used
The word icebreaker has a literal naval sense and a figurative social sense.
- The icebreaker cleared a channel for the cargo ships.
- The trainer opened with a funny icebreaker to relax the group.
- A joke is often the best icebreaker at a new job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ICEBREAKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ICEBREAKER
1 longer words begin with ICEBREAKER.
Shorter words from the letters in ICEBREAKER
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Common questions about ICEBREAKER
- Is ICEBREAKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICEBREAKER, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICEBREAKER worth?
- ICEBREAKER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ICEBREAKER mean?
- A ship built to cut a path through ice, or something said or done to ease awkwardness among strangers.
- What letters can be added to ICEBREAKER?
- ICEBREAKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ICEBREAKER:
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