REIMBURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. REIMBURSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REIMBURSE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REIMBURSE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REIMBURSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REIMBURSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REIMBURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REIMBURSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REIMBURSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pay someone back for money they have spent or lost.
Employers reimburse staff for travel and insurers reimburse customers after a claim. The stress is on returning exactly what was spent, with no profit.
How REIMBURSE is used
Common in business and insurance, usually followed by the person and the expense.
- The company will reimburse your travel costs.
- Please keep the receipt so we can reimburse you.
- The airline agreed to reimburse the ticket price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REIMBURSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REIMBURSE
The 9 tiles of REIMBURSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REIMBURSE
6 longer words begin with REIMBURSE.
Shorter words from the letters in REIMBURSE
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Common questions about REIMBURSE
- Is REIMBURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REIMBURSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REIMBURSE worth?
- REIMBURSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REIMBURSE mean?
- To pay someone back for money they have spent or lost.
- What letters can be added to REIMBURSE?
- REIMBURSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REIMBURSE:
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