Is OLIBANUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLIBANUMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLIBANUMS mean?
Olibanums is a form of OLIBANUM.
- noun
an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + U (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 13 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 OLIBANUMS
OLIBANUMS 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 OLIBANUMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- albumins12
- bimanous12
- olibanum12
- albumin11
- omnibus11
- umbonal11
- laminous10
- albums10
- busman10
- iambus10
- labium10
- limbas10
- limbos10
- limbus10
- nimbus10
- albinos9
- alumins9
- malison9
- moulins9
- solanum9
- album9
- ambos9
- balms9
- bimas9
- blams9
- iambs9
- lambs9
- limba9
- limbo9
- limbs9
- numbs9
- sambo9
- umbos9
- ablins8
- albino8
- alumin8
- alumni8
- aminos8
- amnios8
- animus8
- basion8
- blains8
- bonsai8
- limans8
- linums8
- loumas8
- lumina8
- miaous8
- miauls8
- moulin8
- muslin8
- nubias8
- oilman8
- salmon8
- salumi8
- ambo8
- balm8
- bams8
- bima8
- blam8
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