LIBIDO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIBIDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIBIDO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIBIDO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIBIDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
libidosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIBIDO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIBIDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does LIBIDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sexual desire or drive, or in psychology the general psychic energy of the instincts.
In everyday talk a person who has a high or low libido is describing the strength of their sexual appetite. The term was made famous by Sigmund Freud, who used it for the instinctual energy behind human motivation, and Latin gave him the word, where it meant desire or longing. Illness, stress, age and medicines are all said to affect it.
How LIBIDO is used
Neutral and clinical in medical and psychological writing; common in general conversation too.
- Doctors say that stress can lower the libido.
- Freud saw libido as a basic force that shapes behaviour.
- The medicine had the side effect of reducing his libido.
- A healthy libido varies widely from person to person.
- The essay traces the idea of libido from Freud to Jung.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIBIDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIBIDO
1 longer words begin with LIBIDO.
Shorter words from the letters in LIBIDO
Common questions about LIBIDO
- Is LIBIDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIBIDO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIBIDO worth?
- LIBIDO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIBIDO mean?
- Sexual desire or drive, or in psychology the general psychic energy of the instincts.
- What letters can be added to LIBIDO?
- LIBIDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIBIDO:
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