RIBSTONES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIBSTONES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RIBSTONES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIBSTONES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBSTONES
No single letter turns RIBSTONES into another word.
How RIBSTONES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RIBSTONES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIBSTONES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIBSTONES mean in Scrabble?
RIBSTONES is the plural of RIBSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBSTONES
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Common questions about RIBSTONES
- Is RIBSTONES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIBSTONES is not in it.
- How many points is RIBSTONES worth?
- RIBSTONES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RIBSTONES?
- No single letter can be added to RIBSTONES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RIBSTONES:
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