Unscramble RIBOSOMAL and you have 254 words, RIBOSOMAL itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are LABORISM and MISLABOR, 12 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RIBOSOMAL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Of the 37 6-letter words from RIBOSOMAL, 10 score 10 points, the group's best. SAILOR, BLOOMS and MORALS are the ones most people know.
25 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RIBOSOMAL tie at 9 points; none scores more. LABOR, BLOOM and MAILS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RIBOSOMAL, the top score is 8, reached by 15. MAIL, BARS and ARMS are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words from RIBOSOMAL, BAM, MIB and MOB tie for first at 7 points. MAR, BAR and LAB are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of RIBOSOMAL for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RI · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
RIBOSOMAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RIBOSOMAL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOSOMAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 201 | 254 | 194 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
53 of the 254 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LABORISM, BISMAR, IMBARS, SAILROOM, ABRIM, BAROLOS, BISOM, BOMAS, BORMS, IMBAR, MOOBS, SIMBA and 41 more. 7 of the 254 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BIROS, BIRO, MOI, OBA, OMA, SOM and OI.