LIBELOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIBELOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIBELOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIBELOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIBELOUS
No single letter turns LIBELOUS into another word.
How LIBELOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIBELOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIBELOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIBELOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Containing untrue written claims that would harm a person's reputation.
Editors check every article for anything libelous before it goes to print. A statement that is true is not libelous, which is why proof of the facts is the usual defence.
How LIBELOUS is used
American spelling of libellous, applied to writing, pictures or broadcasts.
- The lawyer warned that the headline was libelous.
- A libelous remark cost the paper dearly.
- She demanded the removal of the libelous post.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIBELOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIBELOUS
1 longer words begin with LIBELOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LIBELOUS
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Common questions about LIBELOUS
- Is LIBELOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIBELOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIBELOUS worth?
- LIBELOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIBELOUS mean?
- Containing untrue written claims that would harm a person's reputation.
- What letters can be added to LIBELOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LIBELOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIBELOUS:
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