NIB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIB?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does NIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
The pointed writing end of a pen.
Nib and neb are the same word split by dialect, and the writing sense came from the shape of a bird's beak. Cocoa nibs are a different word altogether, borrowed later and probably from another root entirely.
How NIB is used
Countable: a nib, two nibs.
- The nib crossed and the whole page had to go.
- A broad nib is unforgiving on thin paper.
- The word nib came from the shape of a beak.
- Cocoa nibs are an unrelated word.
- Two nibs for one pen and neither fits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIB
The 3 tiles of NIB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NIB
18 longer words begin with NIB.
Words ending in NIB
1 words end in NIB. Useful as a back hook: play NIB onto a word already on the board.
Words with NIB inside
Showing 24 of 58 words that contain NIB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NIB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NIB
Common questions about NIB
- Is NIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIB worth?
- NIB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIB mean?
- The pointed writing end of a pen.
- What letters can be added to NIB?
- NIB takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NIB:
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