VIBES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VIBES 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 VIBES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIBES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIBES
No single letter turns VIBES into another word.
How VIBES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIBES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does VIBES mean in Scrabble?
noun
musicinformal
A vibraphone — the tuned percussion instrument with metal bars, informally shortened.
Vibes here names an instrument, not a mood: musicians clip vibraphone to vibes in the same way saxophone becomes sax. It keeps its plural shape even when a single instrument is meant, and it is a separate word from the singular vibe used for a feeling or atmosphere.
How VIBES is used
Informal, chiefly among musicians; the plural form names the instrument even when only one is meant.
- The band's percussionist doubled on vibes for the ballad.
- A set of vibes sat beside the drum kit, waiting for the slow numbers.
- He studied vibes for years before he ever picked up a marimba.
- The recording features one player on vibes and another on piano.
- Musicians call the vibraphone vibes, never the full word, on the bandstand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIBES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VIBES
Common questions about VIBES
- Is VIBES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIBES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIBES worth?
- VIBES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIBES mean?
- A vibraphone — the tuned percussion instrument with metal bars, informally shortened.
- What letters can be added to VIBES?
- No single letter can be added to VIBES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIBES:
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