MIDRIB is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MIDRIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIDRIB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDRIB is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDRIB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
midribsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIDRIB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MIDRIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does MIDRIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The thick central vein running down the middle of a leaf from its base toward its tip.
The midrib is the stiff spine of a leaf, and the smaller veins branch off it on either side. In leaves such as cabbage or kale it is the pale, tough strip that cooks often cut away. Some palms and ferns have a midrib that carries the whole blade of the frond.
How MIDRIB is used
Used in botany and in cooking, wherever a leaf has to be described or prepared.
- The cook sliced the midrib out of each kale leaf before steaming it.
- Rain ran down the midrib and dripped from the tip of the leaf.
- A pale midrib divides the dark blade into two even halves.
- She pressed the leaf flat so the midrib would show in the print.
- Every smaller vein in the frond branches from the midrib.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDRIB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIDRIB
1 longer words begin with MIDRIB.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDRIB
Common questions about MIDRIB
- Is MIDRIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIDRIB, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIDRIB worth?
- MIDRIB is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDRIB mean?
- The thick central vein running down the middle of a leaf from its base toward its tip.
- What letters can be added to MIDRIB?
- MIDRIB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MIDRIB:
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