RIBBAND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RIBBAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBBAND?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBBAND is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBBAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ribbandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBBAND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIBBAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does RIBBAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A long narrow strip of timber fixed along the ribs of a ship to hold them in place during building.
Shipwrights used the ribband as a temporary guide so the frame kept its curve before the outer planks went on. The older spelling is close to the word ribbon, but the shipbuilding sense is the one a player of word games meets most often.
How RIBBAND is used
The word ribband appears mainly in boatbuilding and in older texts.
- The carpenter bent a long ribband along the ribs to keep the hull true.
- Each ribband was removed once the planking was finished.
- A single ribband ran from bow to stern on the half-built boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBBAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIBBAND
1 longer words begin with RIBBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBBAND
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Common questions about RIBBAND
- Is RIBBAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBBAND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBBAND worth?
- RIBBAND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBBAND mean?
- A long narrow strip of timber fixed along the ribs of a ship to hold them in place during building.
- What letters can be added to RIBBAND?
- RIBBAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIBBAND:
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