VIBIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIBIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIBIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIBIST is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIBIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vibistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIBIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIBIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does VIBIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A musician who plays the vibraphone, the instrument with metal bars struck by mallets.
The vibist is the player in a jazz quartet who stands behind a row of tuned metal bars and shapes the sustained, shimmering tone with mallets and a pedal. The word is a shortened, slightly casual coinage built from the instrument's name, much as a pianist is named after the piano. Players such as Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson made the vibist a familiar figure in twentieth-century jazz.
How VIBIST is used
Mostly met in jazz writing and band line-ups; the longer vibraphonist is the more formal choice.
- The vibist took the second chorus and let each note ring.
- A good vibist controls the sustain with the foot pedal as carefully as with the mallets.
- She started as a drummer before becoming a full-time vibist.
- Our quartet is still looking for a vibist who can also read charts quickly.
- The vibist leaned over the bars and traded phrases with the bass player.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIBIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIBIST
1 longer words begin with VIBIST.
Shorter words from the letters in VIBIST
Common questions about VIBIST
- Is VIBIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIBIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIBIST worth?
- VIBIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIBIST mean?
- A musician who plays the vibraphone, the instrument with metal bars struck by mallets.
- What letters can be added to VIBIST?
- VIBIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIBIST:
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