SPARERIB is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPARERIB 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 SPARERIB?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARERIB is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARERIB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spareribsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPARERIB scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPARERIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARERIB has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPARERIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cut of pork consisting of the ribs with only a thin covering of meat.
A sparerib is usually slow-cooked or grilled with a sticky sauce until the meat pulls from the bone. The term is often used in the plural, though a single sparerib is a fine word for a puzzle.
How SPARERIB is used
Used in cooking and menus, usually as the plural spareribs.
- He gnawed on a sparerib glazed with honey and chilli.
- Each sparerib came off the bone with barely a tug.
- The butcher trimmed a sparerib rack for the weekend barbecue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPARERIB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPARERIB
1 longer words begin with SPARERIB.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARERIB
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Common questions about SPARERIB
- Is SPARERIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARERIB, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARERIB worth?
- SPARERIB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPARERIB mean?
- A cut of pork consisting of the ribs with only a thin covering of meat.
- What letters can be added to SPARERIB?
- SPARERIB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPARERIB:
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