ORIBI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ORIBI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIBI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIBI is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIBI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oribisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIBI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ORIBI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does ORIBI mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, slender African antelope with a short tail and a dark scent gland below each ear.
An oribi lives in open grassland across sub-Saharan Africa, standing barely knee-high to an adult person, and it relies on quick, bounding leaps to escape predators rather than sustained speed. Males of the species carry short, straight horns, while females usually go without them. Conservationists in parts of Africa monitor oribi numbers closely, since the animal has grown scarce in many regions where its grassland habitat has shrunk.
How ORIBI is used
A technical zoological term, used chiefly in wildlife guides and writing about African grassland fauna.
- A pair of oribi bounded away through the tall grass.
- The guide pointed out an oribi standing alert near the fence line.
- Conservationists tracked the local oribi population for signs of decline.
- The male oribi lowered its short horns at the intruder.
- Photographs of the shy oribi are rare compared with those of larger game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIBI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORIBI
1 longer words begin with ORIBI.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIBI
Common questions about ORIBI
- Is ORIBI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIBI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIBI worth?
- ORIBI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIBI mean?
- A small, slender African antelope with a short tail and a dark scent gland below each ear.
- What letters can be added to ORIBI?
- ORIBI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ORIBI:
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