VIBEX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. VIBEX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VIBEX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIBEX is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIBEX
No single letter turns VIBEX into another word.
How VIBEX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIBEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does VIBEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A streak-like mark or bruise on the skin caused by bleeding beneath its surface.
A vibex forms when blood leaks from small vessels under the skin and spreads into a narrow streak rather than a round spot, so doctors use the term to distinguish this shape from the pinpoint marks called petechiae or the larger blotches called ecchymoses. The plural, vibices, appears in older medical writing describing bruising patterns.
How VIBEX is used
A specialised medical term, rarely used outside clinical description.
- The examiner noted a vibex across the patient's forearm.
- A cluster of vibex marks appeared after the minor fall.
- The bruise had faded into a faint vibex by morning.
- A vibex on the shin suggested a recent knock.
- The report described the mark as a linear vibex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIBEX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VIBEX
Common questions about VIBEX
- Is VIBEX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VIBEX is not in it.
- How many points is VIBEX worth?
- VIBEX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIBEX mean?
- A streak-like mark or bruise on the skin caused by bleeding beneath its surface.
- What letters can be added to VIBEX?
- No single letter can be added to VIBEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIBEX:
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