ZIBET is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ZIBET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZIBET?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIBET is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIBET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZIBET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZIBET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does ZIBET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A civet-like carnivorous mammal of southern and southeastern Asia, related to the true civets and once valued for the musky scent produced by its glands.
The zibet is a nocturnal, cat-sized animal found from India across the Malay Peninsula, moving through forests and scrubland in search of small prey. Historically, the scent gland of the zibet was harvested for use in perfumery, much like that of its African relatives. The name is also spelled zibeth in older sources describing the same animal.
How ZIBET is used
A specialist zoological term rather than an everyday word, mostly met in field guides and natural history writing.
- The naturalist tracked a zibet through the undergrowth at dusk.
- Perfumers once prized the musk gland of the zibet.
- A zibet differs from the true civet in its markings and range.
- The guidebook described the zibet as shy and mainly nocturnal.
- Villagers occasionally trapped a zibet for its scented secretion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZIBET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZIBET
3 longer words begin with ZIBET.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIBET
Common questions about ZIBET
- Is ZIBET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIBET, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIBET worth?
- ZIBET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZIBET mean?
- A civet-like carnivorous mammal of southern and southeastern Asia, related to the true civets and once valued for the musky scent produced by its glands.
- What letters can be added to ZIBET?
- ZIBET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZIBET:
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