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Is tribe a Scrabble word?

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

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Is tribe a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is tribe a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (3 found)

BITER,REBIT,TRIBE,

4-letter words (9 found)

BIER,BITE,BREI,BRIE,BRIT,RITE,TIER,TIRE,TRIE,

3-letter words (9 found)

BET,BIT,IRE,REB,REI,RET,RIB,RIT,TIE,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,BI,ER,ET,IT,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 30 words from tribe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tribe

tribe rtibe tirbe itrbe ritbe irtbe trbie rtbie tbrie btrie rbtie brtie tibre itbre tbire btire ibtre bitre ribte irbte rbite brite ibrte birte trieb rtieb tireb itreb riteb irteb treib rteib terib etrib retib ertib tierb iterb teirb etirb ietrb eitrb rietb iretb reitb eritb iertb eirtb trbei rtbei tbrei btrei rbtei brtei trebi rtebi terbi etrbi retbi ertbi tberi bteri tebri etbri betri ebtri rbeti breti rebti erbti berti ebrti tiber itber tbier btier ibter biter tiebr itebr teibr etibr ietbr eitbr tbeir bteir tebir etbir betir ebtir ibetr bietr iebtr eibtr beitr ebitr ribet irbet rbiet briet ibret biret riebt irebt reibt eribt ierbt eirbt rbeit breit rebit erbit berit ebrit ibert biert iebrt eibrt beirt ebirt

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

Definitions and meaning of tribe

tribe

Etymology

From Middle English tribe, tribu, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus. Doublet of tribus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹaɪb/
  • Rhymes: -aɪb

Noun

tribe (plural tribes)

  1. (history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may be contained within a nation). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
    The Formation of Kazakh Identity: From Tribe to Nation-state
  2. (synecdochically) A tribal nation or people.
  3. (derogatory) A nation or people in an area considered culturally primitive, such as Africa, Australia or Native America.
  4. A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
  5. A class or group of things.
  6. (zoology) A group of apes who live and work together.
  7. (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
  8. A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
  9. The collective noun for various animals.
  10. (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.

Synonyms

  • (taxonomy): tribus

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

tribe (third-person singular simple present tribes, present participle tribing, simple past and past participle tribed)

  1. (transitive) To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
    • 1696-1699, William Nicolson, English Historical Library
      Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed.

See also

  • ethnic
  • Appendix:English collective nouns

Anagrams

  • Berti, Breit, Tiber, biter, rebit

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • trybe, tribu

Etymology

From Old French tribu, from Latin tribus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtriːb(ə)/, /ˈtriːbu/

Noun

tribe (plural tribus)

  1. One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  2. (rare) Any tribe or kin group.
  3. (rare) A league or grouping.

Descendants

  • English: tribe

References

  • “trībe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-03.

Source: wiktionary.org