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Tribes

t 1r 1i 1b 3e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 6 letters · Very common · plural of tribe

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tribes mean?

noun

  1. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

    Synonymsfolk

  2. a federation (as of American Indians)

    Synonymsfederation of tribes

  3. (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

  4. group of people related by blood or marriage

    Synonymskinkin groupkinship groupkindredclan

Definitions shown for tribe, the base form of tribes.

Is TRIBES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TRIBES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
t 1r 1i 1b 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
t 1r 1i 1b 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1r 1i 1b 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
t 1r 1i 1b 4e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TRIBES

Anagrams 6

bestirbisterbistrebitersbitserbreist

Words that end like TRIBES

Common words that share the ending -IBES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bribesjibesscribesdescribesprescribesascribesinscribessubscribestranscribes
All words ending in -IBES

Tribes: quick answers

Is TRIBES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TRIBES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TRIBES worth?
TRIBES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tribes mean?
tribes is the plural of tribe, which means “a social division of (usually preliterate) people”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TRIBES?
You can make 87 shorter words from TRIBES, such as BESIT, BESTI, BIERS, BIRSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TRIBES?
TRIBES rearranges into BESTIR, BISTER, BISTRE, BITERS, BITSER, BREIST.