SIBILATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIBILATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIBILATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIBILATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIBILATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIBILATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIBILATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIBILATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIBILATE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIBILATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To hiss, or to pronounce a word with a hissing sound.
Sibilate is a literary verb for a sound like escaping steam or whispered s sounds. A speaker with a loose dental plate might sibilate without meaning to.
How SIBILATE is used
Sibilate is a rare, bookish verb for hissing speech or noise.
- The steam seemed to sibilate from the old radiator.
- He tended to sibilate whenever he said "success".
- The audience began to sibilate at the villain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIBILATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIBILATE
The 8 tiles of SIBILATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SIBILATE
2 longer words begin with SIBILATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIBILATE
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Common questions about SIBILATE
- Is SIBILATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIBILATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIBILATE worth?
- SIBILATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIBILATE mean?
- To hiss, or to pronounce a word with a hissing sound.
- What letters can be added to SIBILATE?
- SIBILATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIBILATE:
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