SIBSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SIBSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIBSHIP?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIBSHIP is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIBSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sibshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIBSHIP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIBSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does SIBSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A group of brothers and sisters who have the same parents.
Geneticists and sociologists use sibship when they study children from one family as a unit. It spares them the clumsy phrase brothers and sisters and covers families of any size.
How SIBSHIP is used
Used in genetics, anthropology and statistics.
- The study compared each sibship of four or more children.
- Birth order within a sibship may affect health outcomes.
- A large sibship often shares clothes and toys.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIBSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIBSHIP
1 longer words begin with SIBSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in SIBSHIP
Common questions about SIBSHIP
- Is SIBSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIBSHIP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIBSHIP worth?
- SIBSHIP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIBSHIP mean?
- A group of brothers and sisters who have the same parents.
- What letters can be added to SIBSHIP?
- SIBSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIBSHIP:
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