RIBOSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RIBOSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIBOSOME?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBOSOME is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBOSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ribosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIBOSOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIBOSOME, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIBOSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIBOSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tiny cell structure of RNA and protein where amino acids are joined into proteins.
Every living cell contains thousands of ribosomes, some floating free and some attached to membranes. Biology students meet the ribosome when learning how genetic instructions become working molecules.
How RIBOSOME is used
A standard term in biology and biochemistry lessons about protein synthesis.
- Each ribosome reads messenger RNA one codon at a time.
- Some antibiotics work by blocking the bacterial ribosome.
- A ribosome is too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIBOSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIBOSOME
The 8 tiles of RIBOSOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIBOSOME
1 longer words begin with RIBOSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBOSOME
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Common questions about RIBOSOME
- Is RIBOSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIBOSOME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIBOSOME worth?
- RIBOSOME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIBOSOME mean?
- A tiny cell structure of RNA and protein where amino acids are joined into proteins.
- What letters can be added to RIBOSOME?
- RIBOSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIBOSOME:
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