Is TRIBALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRIBALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRIBALS mean?
Tribals is a form of TRIBAL.
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of a tribe
“tribal customs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TRIBALS
TRIBALS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TRIBALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baltis8
- brails8
- brasil8
- libras8
- tribal8
- abris7
- bails7
- baits7
- balti7
- basil7
- birls7
- blast7
- blats7
- brail7
- brats7
- brits7
- libra7
- rabis7
- sabir7
- trails6
- trials6
- abri6
- albs6
- arbs6
- bail6
- bait6
- bals6
- bars6
- bast6
- bats6
- bias6
- birl6
- bits6
- blat6
- bras6
- brat6
- bris6
- brit6
- isba6
- labs6
- libs6
- rabi6
- ribs6
- slab6
- stab6
- tabs6
- airts5
- alist5
- arils5
- astir5
- lairs5
- laris5
- liars5
- liras5
- litas5
- rails5
- rials5
- sitar5
- stair5
- stria5
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