IMBROWN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. IMBROWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMBROWN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMBROWN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMBROWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imbrownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMBROWN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IMBROWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does IMBROWN mean in Scrabble?
verb
poeticarchaic
To make brown, or to darken, as the sun does to skin.
Imbrown is a poetic cousin of embrown, and it appears in verse about sun, shadow and autumn colours. It can describe tanning of skin or the browning of leaves and fields.
How IMBROWN is used
Imbrown is a literary word, rarely used outside poetry and descriptive prose.
- Summer days imbrown the harvesters' faces.
- Autumn will imbrown the meadow grass.
- Smoke from the fire began to imbrown the pale ceiling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMBROWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMBROWN
3 longer words begin with IMBROWN.
Shorter words from the letters in IMBROWN
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Common questions about IMBROWN
- Is IMBROWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMBROWN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMBROWN worth?
- IMBROWN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMBROWN mean?
- To make brown, or to darken, as the sun does to skin.
- What letters can be added to IMBROWN?
- IMBROWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IMBROWN:
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