TRIBE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TRIBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIBE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tribesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIBE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TRIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about TRIBE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRIBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A social group of people, often traditional or Indigenous, united by shared ancestry, language, culture, and typically a recognized leader.
Anthropologists use tribe to describe a community organized around kinship and shared custom rather than around a modern nation-state, with members tracing their connection to common ancestors or a shared homeland. Historically the word appeared in accounts of ancient Rome, where citizens were divided into political tribes for voting purposes, showing that the term was never limited to a single kind of society. In casual modern English, people also use tribe loosely and affectionately for any close-knit group of friends or colleagues, as in calling one's circle of friends a tribe, well beyond the word's anthropological roots.
How TRIBE is used
Used formally in anthropology and history for traditional kinship-based societies, and informally today for any close-knit group of people.
- The tribe had lived along the river for many generations.
- Ancient Rome divided its citizens into political tribes.
- She called her closest friends her tribe.
- Anthropologists studied how the tribe organized its leadership.
- Members of the tribe gathered each year for a shared festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIBE
The 5 tiles of TRIBE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRIBE
7 longer words begin with TRIBE.
Words ending in TRIBE
4 words end in TRIBE. Useful as a back hook: play TRIBE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRIBE inside
3 words contain TRIBE in the middle. Words that start with TRIBE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBE
Common questions about TRIBE
- Is TRIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBE worth?
- TRIBE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBE mean?
- A social group of people, often traditional or Indigenous, united by shared ancestry, language, culture, and typically a recognized leader.
- What letters can be added to TRIBE?
- TRIBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TRIBE:
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