Imbibe
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To drink a liquid or, more broadly, to absorb ideas or influences.
“He settled by the fire to imbibe a glass of whisky and the warmth of the evening.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ɪmˈbaɪb/
Syllables
im·bibe
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Wordle
Contains two B's and two I's, making it a vowel-heavy word that ends in -IBE
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points but requires two B tiles, which are in limited supply in any Scrabble set
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