RIBBY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RIBBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBBY?
| 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 RIBBY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBBY
No single letter turns RIBBY into another word.
How RIBBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does RIBBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having ribs that are clearly visible, usually because the body is thin.
A ribby animal or person looks noticeably thin, with the ribs standing out under the skin rather than being covered by flesh. The word is used mostly of horses, cattle and other animals to describe poor condition or a lack of feeding, though it can describe a very thin person too. It carries a slightly critical tone, suggesting the thinness is a fault rather than a natural trait. Farmers and vets use ribby as a quick way to flag an animal that needs better care.
How RIBBY is used
Informal, used mainly to describe thin animals or people whose ribs show.
- The rescued dog looked ribby after weeks without proper food.
- A ribby horse is often a sign of poor pasture.
- He grew thin and ribby during the long illness.
- The vet noted how ribby the cattle had become over winter.
- She worried the kitten was too ribby to be healthy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBBY
Common questions about RIBBY
- Is RIBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBBY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBBY worth?
- RIBBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBBY mean?
- Having ribs that are clearly visible, usually because the body is thin.
- What letters can be added to RIBBY?
- No single letter can be added to RIBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIBBY:
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