RIB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RIB 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 RIB?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does RIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the curved bones of the chest.
Rib as a verb means to tease, from the idea of poking somebody in the side, and that use is nineteenth-century American. The ribs of a boat and of a vaulted ceiling take their name straight from the shape of the bones.
How RIB is used
Countable. Also a verb: ribbed, ribbing.
- He cracked a rib and said nothing for three weeks.
- They ribbed him about it for the rest of the season.
- The ribs of a boat are named after the bones.
- A rib of beef takes four hours and no interference.
- The word rib for teasing is American.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIB
Showing 24 of 97 words that begin with RIB.
Words ending in RIB
6 words end in RIB. Useful as a back hook: play RIB onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIB inside
Showing 24 of 500 words that contain RIB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIB
Common questions about RIB
- Is RIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIB worth?
- RIB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIB mean?
- One of the curved bones of the chest.
- What letters can be added to RIB?
- RIB takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RIB:
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