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imbecile

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is IMBECILE a word?

Yes. IMBECILE is a 8-letter noun. a person of subnormal intelligence Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell IMBECILE?

I-M-B-E-C-I-L-E

IMBECILE contains 8 letters, begins with I, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a person of subnormal intelligence

2adjective

  1. having a mental age of three to seven years

Synonyms
idiotcretinmoronchangelinghalf-witretardimbecilicidiotic
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends18points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is IMBECILE spelled?

I1M2B3E4C5I6L7E8
Starts withIMBFirst 3 letters
Ends withILELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E, I
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with IMB →Words ending in ILE →Words made from IMBECILE →Words with B →Words with C →Words with E →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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About IMBECILE.

How do you spell IMBECILE?

IMBECILE is spelled I-M-B-E-C-I-L-E. It contains 8 letters.