RIBOSOMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RIBOSOMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBOSOMAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBOSOMAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBOSOMAL
No single letter turns RIBOSOMAL into another word.
How RIBOSOMAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RIBOSOMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIBOSOMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIBOSOMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Connected with ribosomes, the tiny cell particles that build proteins.
Ribosomal is a staple of molecular biology, mostly seen in the phrase ribosomal RNA. Researchers compare ribosomal sequences to work out how species are related. The word is rarely used outside science.
How RIBOSOMAL is used
Appears in biology texts, especially in phrases such as ribosomal RNA and ribosomal proteins.
- The lab sequenced the ribosomal genes of each sample.
- A ribosomal defect can slow protein production.
- Antibiotics sometimes target bacterial ribosomal subunits.
- Ribosomal activity is highest in fast-growing cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBOSOMAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBOSOMAL
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Common questions about RIBOSOMAL
- Is RIBOSOMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBOSOMAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBOSOMAL worth?
- RIBOSOMAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBOSOMAL mean?
- Connected with ribosomes, the tiny cell particles that build proteins.
- What letters can be added to RIBOSOMAL?
- No single letter can be added to RIBOSOMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RIBOSOMAL:
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