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Is RIB a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list RIB is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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What does RIB mean?

  1. nounany of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
  2. nounsupport resembling the rib of an animal
  3. nouncut of meat including one or more ribs

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Hooks for RIB

Add a letter to make a new word: CRIB, DRIB, RIBS.

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up RIB in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

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Is RIB a Scrabble word?

RIB is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is RIB worth?

RIB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does RIB mean?

Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates).