Scrabble Word Finder

IMBRICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. IMBRICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

i1m3b3r1i1c3a1t1e1
PlayableIMBRICATE · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept IMBRICATE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.67
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.33%

Our own measure of how useful IMBRICATE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for IMBRICATE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

imbricated17 imbricates16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How IMBRICATE scores

Scrabble i1m3b3r1i1c3a1t1e1 15
Words with Friends i1m4b4r1i1c4a1t1e1 18

Face value of the 9 tiles in IMBRICATE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
i29
m12
b12
r16
c12
a19
t16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMBRICATE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with IMBRICATE

imbricated17 imbricates16 imbricately20

3 longer words begin with IMBRICATE.

Shorter words from the letters in IMBRICATE

rabietic12 abietic11 matrice11 airtime9 amebic12 camber12 cembra12 crambe12 iambic12 acmite10 barmie10 betrim10 cabrie10 cabrit10 caribe10 cimier10 matric10 mercat10 metica10 metric10 micate10 tamber10 terbic10 timber10 timbre10 baiter8 barite8 iatric8 imaret8 matier8 mitier8 rebait8 terbia8 tibiae8 abrim9 acerb9 amber9 ambit9 amice9 amici9

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Common questions about IMBRICATE

Is IMBRICATE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMBRICATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is IMBRICATE worth?
IMBRICATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to IMBRICATE?
IMBRICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IMBRICATE:

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