Imbibed
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of imbibe: absorbed or took in liquid, or consumed alcoholic drink, also used figuratively for absorbing ideas.
“He imbibed a great deal of wine at the reception before anyone noticed.”
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im·bibed
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Wordle
Starts with IMB, ends in -IBED, double vowels around the B make it tricky in Wordle
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points, two Bs each worth 3 points raise the tile value above average
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