KIBEI is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KIBEI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIBEI?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIBEI is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIBEI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kibeisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIBEI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KIBEI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does KIBEI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Japanese American who was born in the United States but sent to Japan for schooling before returning to live in America.
A kibei belonged to the Nisei generation, meaning the American-born children of Japanese immigrants, but unlike most Nisei a kibei spent formative years being educated in Japan. That upbringing often left a kibei more fluent in Japanese than in English, setting the group apart within Japanese American communities. During the Second World War the label carried extra weight, since officials sometimes viewed a Japanese education with suspicion when deciding who could be trusted. Historians still use kibei today to describe this specific generation rather than Japanese Americans in general.
How KIBEI is used
Historical noun; found mainly in writing about Japanese American history before and during the Second World War, rarely in everyday speech now.
- Her grandfather was a kibei who spent his teenage years at school in Hiroshima.
- The camp records listed several kibei among the young men held there.
- Because he was a kibei, interrogators trusted his Japanese more than his English.
- Not every Nisei was a kibei; many never left American soil at all.
- The documentary follows one kibei family through internment and resettlement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIBEI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIBEI
The 5 tiles of KIBEI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIBEI
1 longer words begin with KIBEI.
Shorter words from the letters in KIBEI
Common questions about KIBEI
- Is KIBEI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIBEI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIBEI worth?
- KIBEI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIBEI mean?
- A Japanese American who was born in the United States but sent to Japan for schooling before returning to live in America.
- What letters can be added to KIBEI?
- KIBEI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KIBEI:
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