alibi
NOUNVERB
/ælə,baɪ/
5 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alibi is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1I1B3I1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does alibi mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
“every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job”
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2
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Exonerate by means of an alibi.
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