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Yes. The word arriba is a Scrabble US word. The word arriba is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word arriba is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

ARRIBA,

5-letter words (3 found)

BARRA,BRAAI,BRIAR,

4-letter words (8 found)

ABRI,ARAR,ARBA,ARIA,BIRR,RABI,RAIA,RIBA,

3-letter words (11 found)

ABA,AIA,AIR,ARB,BAA,BAR,BRA,BRR,RAI,RIA,RIB,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AB,AI,AR,BA,BI,

You can make 29 words from arriba according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of arriba

arriba

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ad rīpam.

Adverb

arriba

  1. up (away from earth’s centre)

Catalan

Verb

arriba

  1. inflection of arribar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧ba

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”). Cognate with Spanish arriba.

Adverb

arriba

  1. (dated) up (away from earth’s centre)
Descendants
  • Macanese: riva

Noun

arriba f (plural arribas)

  1. cliff
Related terms
  • riba
  • ribeira
  • ribeiro

Interjection

arriba!

  1. come on!
  2. up!

Etymology 2

Verb

arriba

  1. inflection of arribar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈriba/ [aˈri.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: a‧rri‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”).

Adverb

arriba

  1. above, over
  2. up; uphill; upstream; upstairs
Antonyms
  • abajo
Derived terms
Related terms

Interjection

arriba

  1. come on!
  2. hurray for (someone)!
  3. up with

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

arriba

  1. inflection of arribar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “arriba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org