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Is ribes a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ribes is a Scrabble US word. The word ribes is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

R1I1B3E1S1

Is ribes a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ribes is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

R1I1B3E1S1

Is ribes a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ribes is a Words With Friends word. The word ribes is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1B4E1S1

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5-letter words (6 found)

BIERS,BIRSE,BREIS,BRIES,BRISE,RIBES,

4-letter words (12 found)

BIER,BISE,BREI,BRIE,BRIS,IRES,REBS,REIS,RIBS,RISE,SEIR,SIRE,

3-letter words (13 found)

BES,BIS,ERS,IRE,REB,REI,RES,RIB,SEI,SER,SIB,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,BI,ER,ES,IS,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 39 words from ribes according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ribes

ribes irbes rbies bries ibres bires riebs irebs reibs eribs ierbs eirbs rbeis breis rebis erbis beris ebris ibers biers iebrs eibrs beirs ebirs ribse irbse rbise brise ibrse birse risbe irsbe rsibe sribe isrbe sirbe rbsie brsie rsbie srbie bsrie sbrie ibsre bisre isbre sibre bsire sbire riesb iresb reisb erisb iersb eirsb riseb irseb rsieb srieb isreb sireb resib ersib rseib sreib esrib serib iesrb eisrb iserb sierb esirb seirb rbesi bresi rebsi erbsi bersi ebrsi rbsei brsei rsbei srbei bsrei sbrei resbi ersbi rsebi srebi esrbi serbi besri ebsri bseri sberi esbri sebri ibesr biesr iebsr eibsr beisr ebisr ibser biser isber siber bsier sbier iesbr eisbr isebr siebr esibr seibr besir ebsir bseir sbeir esbir sebir

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ribes. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ribes.

Definitions and meaning of ribes

ribes

Catalan

Noun

ribes

  1. plural of riba

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.bes/
  • Rhymes: -ibes
  • Hyphenation: rì‧bes

Noun

ribes m (invariable)

  1. currant

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mòcheno: ribes

Anagrams

  • bersi, serbi

Latin

Etymology

From Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈriː.beːs/, [ˈriːbeːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈri.bes/, [ˈriːbes]

Noun

rībēs n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

  1. (Medieval Latin) currant

Descendants

  • → Danish: ribs
    • → Icelandic: rifs
  • → German: Ribisel (see there for further descendants)
  • → Italian: ribes
    • → Mòcheno: ribes
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: rips
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: rips
  • → Translingual: Ribes

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Italian ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”). Distant doublet of ruab (“potato”).

Noun

ribes m

  1. currant

References

  • “ribes” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

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