imbecile

Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.

Is imbecile a Scrabble word?

Yes, imbecile is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of imbecile?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.Examples: "It is an offence for a man to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman whom he knows to be an idiot or imbecile."obsolete

2. (derogatory) A fool, an idiot.Examples: "VLADIMIR: Because he wouldn't save them. / ESTRAGON: From hell? / VLADIMIR: Imbecile! From death."; "“A rat picked up a drink can and threw it at me?” yelled Mr Big. “A big rat, guv’nor? One of them super-rats?” suggested Thumbs. “It landed on my head, you imbecile!”"derogatory

adj (English)

1. (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.Examples: "hospitals for the imbecile and insane"; "And then that imbecile crowd down on the deck started their little fun, and I could see nothing more for smoke."dated

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "imbecile"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "imbecile"?

Scrabble
14 points
I1
M3
B3
E1
C3
I1
L1
E1
Words With Friends
18 points
I1
M4
B4
E1
C4
I1
L2
E1

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