Word index

RIBOSE

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What RIBOSE Means

  1. noun: a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RIBOSE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 I1 B3 O1 S1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In RIBOSE

94 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (14)

4 letter words (32)

3 letter words (33)

2 letter words (15)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.