IMBUE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IMBUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMBUE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMBUE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMBUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMBUE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IMBUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does IMBUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fill or permeate someone or something thoroughly with a feeling, quality, or idea.
Imbue describes a deep, often lasting influence rather than a passing impression, so a teacher can imbue students with confidence, or a place can be imbued with history and memory. The word almost always appears with with, naming exactly what quality has spread through the person or thing in question. It carries a slightly formal, literary tone, and writers reach for it when a plainer verb like fill would understate how thoroughly the quality has taken hold. The sense is figurative rather than physical, describing character, atmosphere, or belief rather than literal liquid or substance.
How IMBUE is used
Formal and somewhat literary; almost always followed by with plus the quality involved, as in imbued with courage.
- Her grandmother worked hard to imbue the children with a love of reading.
- The old house seemed to imbue every visitor with a sense of calm.
- He hoped the ceremony would imbue the recruits with a sense of duty.
- The novel is imbued with a quiet sadness from the first page.
- Years of training had imbued her with unusual patience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMBUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMBUE
4 longer words begin with IMBUE.
Words with IMBUE inside
1 words contain IMBUE in the middle. Words that start with IMBUE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IMBUE
Common questions about IMBUE
- Is IMBUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMBUE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMBUE worth?
- IMBUE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMBUE mean?
- To fill or permeate someone or something thoroughly with a feeling, quality, or idea.
- What letters can be added to IMBUE?
- IMBUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IMBUE:
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