RIBOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIBOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBOSE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBOSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ribosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIBOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does RIBOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A sugar with five carbon atoms that forms part of RNA and of several vitamins and enzymes.
Ribose is the sugar backbone of ribonucleic acid, which is where its name comes from, and the ribonucleic strand carries genetic messages inside cells. A close relative, deoxyribose, lacks one oxygen atom and is found in DNA. Biochemistry students learn ribose early because energy carriers such as ATP contain it too.
How RIBOSE is used
A technical term of chemistry and biology.
- The textbook drew the ring of ribose on the first page.
- Each unit of RNA contains one ribose sugar.
- Ribose is made by the body from glucose.
- The lab measured how much ribose the sample held.
- Without ribose the cell could not build the molecule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIBOSE
1 longer words begin with RIBOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBOSE
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Common questions about RIBOSE
- Is RIBOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBOSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBOSE worth?
- RIBOSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBOSE mean?
- A sugar with five carbon atoms that forms part of RNA and of several vitamins and enzymes.
- What letters can be added to RIBOSE?
- RIBOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIBOSE:
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