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Words starting with RIB
There are 54 words starting with RIB in the standard word-game list. The most common are ribbon, ribald, ribaldly, ribaldry, riband, ribavirin.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ribbon | any long object resembling a thin line | 10 |
| ribald | humorously vulgar | 9 |
| ribaldly | In a ribald manner. | 14 |
| ribaldry | ribald humor | 14 |
| riband | a ribbon used as a decoration | 9 |
| ribavirin | an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections | 14 |
| ribband | a ribbon used as a decoration | 12 |
| ribbed | furnished or strengthened with ribs | 11 |
| ribber | One who ribs; a good-natured tease. | 10 |
| ribbing | a framework of ribs | 12 |
| ribboned | Adorned or ornamented with ribbons. | 13 |
| ribbonfish | thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin | 20 |
| ribbonlike | long and thin; resembling a ribbon | 18 |
| ribbony | long and thin; resembling a ribbon | 14 |
| ribby | Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. | 12 |
| ribgrass | an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions | 11 |
| ribier | dark reddish-purple table grape of California | 8 |
| ribless | having no ribs or no visible ribs | 9 |
| riblet | Boneless processed pork or beef rib meat, served at restaurants and fast food places. | 8 |
| riblike | resembling a rib | 13 |
| riboflavin | a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss | 18 |
| ribonuclease | a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid | 16 |
| ribonucleoprotein | Any nucleoprotein that contains RNA. | 23 |
| ribonucleoside | Any nucleoside component of RNA. | 19 |
| ribonucleotide | Any nucleotide having ribose as its sugar | 19 |
| ribose | a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid | 8 |
| ribosomal | Of or relating to ribosomes. | 13 |
| ribosome | an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and… | 12 |
| ribwort | an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions | 12 |
All 54 words
- ribbon
- ribald
- ribaldly
- ribaldries
- ribaldry
- ribalds
- riband
- ribands
- ribavirin
- ribavirins
- ribband
- ribbands
- ribbed
- ribber
- ribbers
- ribbier
- ribbiest
- ribbing
- ribbings
- ribboned
- ribbonfish
- ribbonfishes
- ribboning
- ribbonlike
- ribbons
- ribbony
- ribby
- ribes
- ribgrass
- ribgrasses
- ribier
- ribiers
- ribless
- riblet
- riblets
- riblike
- riboflavin
- riboflavins
- ribonuclease
- ribonucleases
- ribonucleoprotein
- ribonucleoproteins
- ribonucleoside
- ribonucleosides
- ribonucleotide
- ribonucleotides
- ribose
- riboses
- ribosomal
- ribosome
- ribosomes
- ribs
- ribwort
- ribworts