LIBRA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LIBRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIBRA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIBRA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIBRA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIBRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIBRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does LIBRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An ancient Roman unit of weight roughly equal to a pound, from which the modern abbreviation "lb" descends; the same word also names the zodiac sign of the scales.
In Latin, libra means scales or balance, which is why Roman merchants used it for a unit of weight and why the same word later named the constellation and zodiac sign depicted as a pair of scales, the seventh sign of the astrological year. The old Roman weight left its mark on everyday language even after the unit itself disappeared, since the English abbreviation lb for pound comes directly from libra pondo, meaning a pound by weight. Astrology writing today uses libra mainly to describe someone born under that sign, associated in popular tradition with balance and fairness.
How LIBRA is used
Mainly a historical or technical term for the old Roman weight, and the everyday name of a zodiac sign.
- Roman merchants weighed silver by the libra rather than by any modern unit.
- The abbreviation lb comes directly from the Latin libra.
- She was born under Libra, so friends often call her a libra.
- The old inventory recorded the wine's weight in libra rather than kilograms.
- Astrologers describe a libra as someone who values balance and fairness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIBRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIBRA
The 5 tiles of LIBRA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIBRA
20 longer words begin with LIBRA.
Words with LIBRA inside
Showing 24 of 43 words that contain LIBRA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIBRA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIBRA
Common questions about LIBRA
- Is LIBRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIBRA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIBRA worth?
- LIBRA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIBRA mean?
- An ancient Roman unit of weight roughly equal to a pound, from which the modern abbreviation "lb" descends; the same word also names the zodiac sign of the scales.
- What letters can be added to LIBRA?
- LIBRA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIBRA:
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