TRIBAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TRIBAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIBAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tribalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIBAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRIBAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does TRIBAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a tribe, or marked by strong loyalty to one's own group.
Anthropologists use tribal to describe the customs, laws and leaders of a group bound by kinship and shared territory. In everyday speech it can also describe fierce loyalty to a team, party or clan, often with a critical edge. Context decides whether the word is neutral description or a complaint.
How TRIBAL is used
Neutral in ethnography; in political commentary it can carry a critical tone.
- The tribal council met beneath the old oak to settle the dispute.
- Tribal art often passes designs down through many generations.
- Politics there had become a tribal contest of us against them.
- She studied tribal customs of the highlands for her thesis.
- Fans showed a tribal devotion to their football club.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIBAL
7 longer words begin with TRIBAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBAL
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Common questions about TRIBAL
- Is TRIBAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBAL worth?
- TRIBAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBAL mean?
- Relating to a tribe, or marked by strong loyalty to one's own group.
- What letters can be added to TRIBAL?
- TRIBAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRIBAL:
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