REB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. REB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rebsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in REB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does REB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A rebel, especially a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
Reb is what the northern side called the southern one, and Johnny Reb was the whole army in one nickname, answered by Billy Yank on the other side. The tone shifts with who is speaking: in northern letters it is dismissive, in southern memoirs it was taken up and worn on purpose.
How REB is used
Countable: a reb, the rebs. Usually capitalised in Johnny Reb.
- The rebs held the ridge for two days.
- A reb prisoner shared his tobacco with the guard.
- Letters home called them rebs and rarely anything worse.
- Johnny Reb and Billy Yank traded coffee across the creek.
- The reb line broke in the afternoon and re-formed by dusk.
- He was a reb at nineteen and a schoolmaster at thirty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REB and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REB
Showing 24 of 237 words that begin with REB.
Words with REB inside
Showing 24 of 298 words that contain REB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REB
Common questions about REB
- Is REB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REB worth?
- REB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REB mean?
- A rebel, especially a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
- What letters can be added to REB?
- REB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of REB:
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