PIBROCH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PIBROCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIBROCH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIBROCH is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIBROCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pibrochsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIBROCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIBROCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does PIBROCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A piece of Scottish bagpipe music made of an elaborate set of variations on a theme, often martial or mournful.
A pibroch is the classical, serious repertoire of the Highland bagpipe, quite unlike the marches and dance tunes most listeners know. It is slow to unfold and is usually played as a solo.
How PIBROCH is used
Pibroch is used in writing about Scottish music and piping traditions.
- The piper played a lament in the form of a pibroch.
- A pibroch can last for many minutes before the main theme returns.
- He studied the pibroch tradition for years before performing in public.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIBROCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIBROCH
1 longer words begin with PIBROCH.
Shorter words from the letters in PIBROCH
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Common questions about PIBROCH
- Is PIBROCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIBROCH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIBROCH worth?
- PIBROCH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIBROCH mean?
- A piece of Scottish bagpipe music made of an elaborate set of variations on a theme, often martial or mournful.
- What letters can be added to PIBROCH?
- PIBROCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIBROCH:
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