/fɪb/
nounverb

Is FIB a Scrabble word?

Yes. FIB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

  2. The fibula.

  3. A kind of experimental poem where the number of syllables in each line is the next succeeding Fibonacci number.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: fib via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).

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FIB at a glance

FIB has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + B 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #42,028 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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