JIB is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIB?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIB is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JIB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What does JIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A triangular sail set forward of the mast.
The jib is the sail that pulls the bow round, so it does most of the work of steering a small boat under sail, and trimming it badly is felt before it is seen. The same three letters name the projecting arm of a crane, and the verb to jib means to stop and refuse to go on — said first of horses, then of people.
How JIB is used
Countable: a jib, two jibs. The phrase the cut of his jib, meaning a person's appearance, comes from judging a ship by that sail.
- He backed the jib and the bow came round.
- The jib was flogging and nobody moved to sheet it in.
- A boat that size carries a mainsail and one jib.
- She never liked the cut of his jib, and said so early.
- The crane swung its jib over the roof and stopped.
- The horse jibbed at the gate and would not be led through.
- They dropped the jib before rounding the point.
- A new jib cost more than the rest of the season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIB and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIB
24 longer words begin with JIB.
Words with JIB inside
4 words contain JIB in the middle. Words that start with JIB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JIB
Common questions about JIB
- Is JIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIB worth?
- JIB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIB mean?
- A triangular sail set forward of the mast.
- What letters can be added to JIB?
- JIB takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JIB:
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