RIBWORKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIBWORKS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
r1i1b3w4o1r1k5s1
Depends on the listRIBWORKS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept RIBWORKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful RIBWORKS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIBWORKS
Front hooks — 1
cribworksBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RIBWORKS scores
Scrabble r1i1b3w4o1r1k5s1 17
Words with Friends r1i1b4w4o1r1k5s1 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIBWORKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIBWORKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RIBWORKS
ribwork16 sbirro8 works12 birks11 borks11 briks11 brisk11 bowrs10 brows10 skirr9 biros7 birrs7 brios7 orris5 kows11 woks11 work11 birk10 bisk10 boks10 bork10 bosk10 brik10 kobs10 bowr9 bows9 brow9 swob9 irks8 kirs8 kois8 kors8 kris8 oiks8 risk8 roks8 skio8 rows7 bios6 biro6
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Common questions about RIBWORKS
- Is RIBWORKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIBWORKS is not in it.
- How many points is RIBWORKS worth?
- RIBWORKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RIBWORKS?
- RIBWORKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIBWORKS:
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