RIBBIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIBBIE 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 RIBBIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBBIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBBIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBBIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIBBIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does RIBBIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
In baseball, a run that scores because of a batter's hit or play, counted in that batter's statistics.
The word is a playful spoken form of the initials RBI, short for run batted in. Commentators and fans use ribbie when talking about a player who drives teammates home, and a hitter with a hundred of them in a season is considered a strong run producer.
How RIBBIE is used
Informal baseball talk; written statistics use the letters RBI instead.
- He drove in a ribbie with a sharp single to left.
- The rookie finished the night with two ribbie to his name.
- A sacrifice fly is enough to earn a ribbie.
- Fans cheered every ribbie the cleanup hitter produced.
- One late ribbie decided the game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBBIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIBBIE
The 6 tiles of RIBBIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIBBIE
3 longer words begin with RIBBIE.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBBIE
Common questions about RIBBIE
- Is RIBBIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBBIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBBIE worth?
- RIBBIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBBIE mean?
- In baseball, a run that scores because of a batter's hit or play, counted in that batter's statistics.
- What letters can be added to RIBBIE?
- RIBBIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIBBIE:
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