SIBYL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIBYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIBYL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIBYL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIBYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sibylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIBYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIBYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does SIBYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalliterary
In ancient Greek and Roman tradition, a woman believed to possess the gift of prophecy and to speak with the authority of a god; more broadly, a female prophet or fortune-teller.
Sibyls were said to deliver prophecies while in a trance-like state, and several were associated with particular shrines across the ancient Mediterranean, the most famous being the Sibyl of Cumae in Italy, whose oracles were recorded and consulted for centuries. Ancient writers spoke of multiple sibyls in different places rather than a single figure, each linked to a local sanctuary and a distinct set of legends. The word later broadened in English to describe any woman regarded as having prophetic or mysterious insight, used more loosely and often poetically. Sibyl appears frequently in classical literature, art and later poetry that draws on this ancient tradition.
How SIBYL is used
Historical and literary; used mainly in writing about classical mythology or, more loosely, about a woman seen as prophetic.
- The ancient text describes the sibyl speaking in riddles from her cave.
- Roman leaders sometimes consulted the sibyl before major decisions.
- The poem casts the old woman as a kind of modern sibyl.
- Visitors can still see the site once linked to the sibyl of Cumae.
- Painters often portrayed the sibyl surrounded by scrolls and smoke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIBYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIBYL
The 5 tiles of SIBYL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIBYL
4 longer words begin with SIBYL.
Shorter words from the letters in SIBYL
Common questions about SIBYL
- Is SIBYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIBYL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIBYL worth?
- SIBYL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIBYL mean?
- In ancient Greek and Roman tradition, a woman believed to possess the gift of prophecy and to speak with the authority of a god; more broadly, a female prophet or fortune-teller.
- What letters can be added to SIBYL?
- SIBYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIBYL:
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