IMBAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMBAR 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IMBAR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMBAR is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMBAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMBAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IMBAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What stands out about IMBAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of IMBAR
The 5 tiles of IMBAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with IMBAR
7 longer words begin with IMBAR.
Words ending in IMBAR
1 words end in IMBAR. Useful as a back hook: play IMBAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with IMBAR inside
3 words contain IMBAR in the middle. Words that start with IMBAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IMBAR
Common questions about IMBAR
- Is IMBAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMBAR is not in it.
- How many points is IMBAR worth?
- IMBAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMBAR?
- IMBAR takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IMBAR:
Open IMBAR in the Word Finder