The word jib is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • jib  n. (nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib…
  • jib  n. (nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
  • jib  v. (chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

32 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY AS BASIC BOOM CHIEFLY FOREMAST FORWARD IMAGE IN JIB MODIFIER NAUTICAL OF OR ROUND SAIL SEE SET SHIFT SLOOP SPECIALTY STAYSAIL STAYSAILS SWING TACKING THE TO TRIANGULAR USUALLY VARIETY WITH YARD

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

BI

14 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BIB DIB FIB GIB JAB JIG JIN JIZ JOB LIB MIB NIB RIB SIB

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

JIBB

22 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

JIBB JIBE JIBS JIBBS JIBED JIBER JIBES JIBBAH JIBBED JIBBER JIBERS JIBING JIBBAHS JIBBERS JIBBING JIBBONS JIBBOOM JIBBERED JIBBINGS JIBBOOMS JIBINGLY JIBBERING

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DJIBBAH DJIBBAHS

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B JIBB
+E JIBE
+S JIBS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-J BI

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 52.5 chance (1.90%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 257 chance (0.39%).

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  • No words-in-word (Word found as is inside the word.)
  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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