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Is ribald a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ribald is a Scrabble US word. The word ribald is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

R1I1B3A1L1D2

Is ribald a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ribald is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1I1B3A1L1D2

Is ribald a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ribald is a Words With Friends word. The word ribald is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1B4A1L2D2

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6-letter words (3 found)

BRIDAL,LABRID,RIBALD,

5-letter words (8 found)

BRAID,BRAIL,DRAIL,LAIRD,LIARD,LIBRA,LIDAR,RABID,

4-letter words (30 found)

ABID,ABRI,ARID,ARIL,BAIL,BALD,BARD,BIRD,BIRL,BLAD,BRAD,DALI,DARB,DARI,DIAL,DIRL,DRAB,DRIB,LAID,LAIR,LARD,LARI,LIAR,LIRA,RABI,RAID,RAIL,RIAD,RIAL,RIBA,

3-letter words (24 found)

AID,AIL,AIR,ALB,ARB,ARD,BAD,BAL,BAR,BID,BRA,DAB,DAL,DIB,LAB,LAD,LAR,LIB,LID,RAD,RAI,RIA,RIB,RID,

2-letter words (12 found)

AB,AD,AI,AL,AR,BA,BI,DA,DI,ID,LA,LI,

You can make 77 words from ribald according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ribald

ribald

Alternative forms

  • ribauld (rare)

Etymology

From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald.

Related to Old High German rīban (“to rub”), German reiben (“to rub”), Dutch wrijven (“to rub”). Compare also Old High German hrība (“prostitute”). See also English wrap.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪb.əld/, /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪb.əld/, /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/

Adjective

ribald (comparative more ribald, superlative most ribald)

  1. Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
    • 1693, Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux (Trans.), François Rabelais' Gargantua an Pantagruel, The Third Book, Chapter XXVII:
      [L]et no zealous Christian trust the rogue,—the filthy ribald rascal is a liar.
    • 1888, Ambrose Pierce, "A Fruitless Assignment", Can Such Things Be? (Pub. 1893):
      [T]he curious crowd had collected in the street […] , with here and there a scoffer uttering his incredulity and courage with scornful remarks or ribald cries.

Translations

Noun

ribald (plural ribalds)

  1. An individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
    • 1483 [1900 edition], William Caxton (Trans.), Jacobus de Voragine, "Life of S. Paul the first Hermit", The Golden Legend:
      After, he made an harlot, a ribald, come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.

Related terms

  • ribaldry

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References

Further reading

  • Ribald in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • bridal, labrid

Source: wiktionary.org