RIBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RIBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBAND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBAND is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ribandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBAND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does RIBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A ribbon, especially one worn as a decoration or awarded as a prize.
Riband is an older spelling of ribbon and keeps its dignity in a few fixed phrases. The best known is the Blue Riband, the prize for the fastest ocean crossing and, more broadly, for the highest achievement in a field. Poets also use the word for any long narrow strip, such as a road seen far off in the fields.
How RIBAND is used
Literary or archaic; common today mainly in the phrase Blue Riband.
- She tied a red riband in her hair before the festival.
- The liner won the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing.
- A thin riband of road ran across the marsh.
- The knight wore the riband of his order across his chest.
- He kept the faded riband as a keepsake of the contest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIBAND
1 longer words begin with RIBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBAND
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Common questions about RIBAND
- Is RIBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBAND, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBAND worth?
- RIBAND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBAND mean?
- A ribbon, especially one worn as a decoration or awarded as a prize.
- What letters can be added to RIBAND?
- RIBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIBAND:
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