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Is ribose a Scrabble word?

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

R1I1B3O1S1E1

Is ribose a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1I1B3O1S1E1

Is ribose a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ribose is a Words With Friends word. The word ribose is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1B4O1S1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

RIBOSE,

5-letter words (14 found)

BIERS,BIROS,BIRSE,BORES,BOSIE,BREIS,BRIES,BRIOS,BRISE,BROSE,OSIER,RIBES,ROBES,SOBER,

4-letter words (32 found)

BIER,BIOS,BIRO,BISE,BOIS,BORE,BORS,BREI,BRIE,BRIO,BRIS,BROS,EROS,IRES,OBES,OBIS,ORBS,ORES,REBS,REIS,REOS,RIBS,RISE,ROBE,ROBS,ROES,ROSE,SEIR,SIRE,SORB,SORE,SORI,

3-letter words (33 found)

BES,BIO,BIS,BOI,BOR,BOS,BRO,ERS,IOS,IRE,ISO,OBE,OBI,OBS,OES,OIS,ORB,ORE,ORS,OSE,REB,REI,REO,RES,RIB,ROB,ROE,SEI,SER,SIB,SIR,SOB,SRI,

2-letter words (15 found)

BE,BI,BO,ER,ES,IO,IS,OB,OE,OI,OR,OS,RE,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 96 words from ribose according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ribose

ribose

Etymology

From German Ribose, formed from Ribonsäure, the first element of which comes from a rearrangement of English arabinose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪbəʊz/

Noun

ribose (plural riboses)

  1. (biochemistry) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • RNA
  • ribonucleic acid
  • nucleoside
  • nucleotide

Anagrams

  • Robies, oribés

French

Noun

ribose m (plural riboses)

  1. ribose

Further reading

  • “ribose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Lithuanian

Noun

ribosè

  1. locative plural of ribà (“boundary”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ri‧bo‧se

Noun

ribose f (usually uncountable, plural riboses)

  1. (biochemistry) ribose (a naturally occurring pentose sugar)

Source: wiktionary.org