RIBBON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIBBON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBBON?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBBON is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBBON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBBON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIBBON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does RIBBON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, narrow strip of fabric used for tying, trimming or decoration.
Ribbons tie up gifts, hold back hair and trim dresses, and they come in silk, satin and plain cotton. A coloured ribbon is also given as a prize at fairs and races, and a strip of inked cloth was once the part of a typewriter that printed the letters. The word reaches further still, describing any long thin band, such as a ribbon of road winding across the hills.
How RIBBON is used
Common in everyday speech; also used figuratively for long narrow shapes.
- She tied a red ribbon around the parcel.
- The winner received a blue ribbon at the county fair.
- A ribbon of mist lay along the river.
- The typist replaced the worn ribbon in her machine.
- He cut the ribbon to open the new library.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBBON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIBBON
The 6 tiles of RIBBON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIBBON
13 longer words begin with RIBBON.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBBON
Common questions about RIBBON
- Is RIBBON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBBON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBBON worth?
- RIBBON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBBON mean?
- A long, narrow strip of fabric used for tying, trimming or decoration.
- What letters can be added to RIBBON?
- RIBBON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIBBON:
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