VIBRIO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIBRIO 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 VIBRIO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIBRIO is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIBRIO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIBRIO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIBRIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does VIBRIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A comma-shaped or slightly curved rod bacterium that lives in water and includes the species that cause cholera.
A vibrio moves with a darting motion thanks to a single whip-like tail at one end. Many live harmlessly in oceans and estuaries, but some, most famously the cholera organism, can cause serious intestinal illness when swallowed in contaminated water or shellfish. The name comes from the Latin verb for shaking or quivering, which describes how these cells look under a microscope.
How VIBRIO is used
A microbiology term; the plural is vibrios, and the genus name is capitalised as Vibrio.
- The vibrio was visible as a tiny curved rod under the microscope.
- Each vibrio in the sample swam with a quick, jerky motion.
- Raw oysters are sometimes linked to infection by a vibrio found in warm coastal water.
- The lab grew a single vibrio colony on a salty agar plate.
- A vibrio is easier to recognise by its bend than by its size.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIBRIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIBRIO
7 longer words begin with VIBRIO.
Shorter words from the letters in VIBRIO
Common questions about VIBRIO
- Is VIBRIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIBRIO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIBRIO worth?
- VIBRIO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIBRIO mean?
- A comma-shaped or slightly curved rod bacterium that lives in water and includes the species that cause cholera.
- What letters can be added to VIBRIO?
- VIBRIO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIBRIO:
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