Is IMBRICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMBRICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMBRICATES mean?
Imbricates is a form of IMBRICATE.
- verb
place so as to overlap
“imbricate the roof tiles”
- verb
overlap
“The roof tiles imbricate”
- adjective
used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for IMBRICATES
IMBRICATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from IMBRICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imbricate15
- armistice13
- cambers13
- cambist13
- crambes13
- iambics13
- barmiest12
- casimire12
- ceramist12
- matrices12
- meristic12
- meticais12
- mistrace12
- rabietic12
- scimetar12
- scimitar12
- scimiter12
- tribasic12
- trisemic12
- amebic12
- camber12
- crambe12
- iambic12
- ambries11
- ascribe11
- caribes11
- matrics11
- meticas11
- metrics11
- miscite11
- sematic11
- timbers11
- timbres11
- trismic11
- airtimes10
- seriatim10
- ambers10
- ambits10
- amices10
- barmie10
- bemist10
- bisect10
- braces10
- bracts10
- breams10
- cabers10
- camise10
- caribe10
- ceibas10
- creams10
- crimes10
- embars10
- ibices10
- macers10
- mastic10
- matric10
- mbiras10
- metica10
- metric10
- misact10
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