RIBBER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIBBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBBER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBBER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIBBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 735,835.
What stands out about RIBBER
- RIBBER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RIBBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who teases others good-humouredly, or an attachment that lets a knitting machine make ribbed fabric.
In everyday speech a ribber is the friend who never stops poking fun at the rest of the group, in a way that is meant to be friendly. In textile work the same word names a second bed of needles fitted to a knitting machine so that it can produce the stretchy ridged pattern used for cuffs and collars.
How RIBBER is used
The teasing sense is informal; the machine sense is technical and found in knitting.
- Everyone knew him as the office ribber, always ready with a joke.
- She fitted the ribber to the machine before starting the sleeve.
- The ribber on the old machine needed new needles.
- A good-natured ribber can lighten a tense meeting.
- He was a relentless ribber, but nobody minded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIBBER
The 6 tiles of RIBBER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIBBER
1 longer words begin with RIBBER.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBBER
Common questions about RIBBER
- Is RIBBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBBER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBBER worth?
- RIBBER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBBER mean?
- A person who teases others good-humouredly, or an attachment that lets a knitting machine make ribbed fabric.
- What letters can be added to RIBBER?
- RIBBER takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIBBER:
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