ribose

1. A pentose sugar, C5H10O5, occurring as a component of riboflavin, nucleotides, and nucleic acids.

2. A pentose CHO found especially in the dextrorotatory form as a component of many nucleosides (as adenosine and guanosine) especially in RNA.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
ribose	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bi	4
or	2
oi	2
oe	2
os	2
is	2
es	2
er	2
be	4
re	2
bo	4
so	2
si	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
orb	5
ors	3
sri	3
sob	5
obe	5
sir	3
obi	5
oes	3
sib	5
ser	3
ore	3
sei	3
ose	3
reb	5
rei	3
res	3
rib	5
rob	5
roe	3
ire	3
bro	5
bos	5
bis	5
bio	5
bes	5
ers	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sire	4
sorb	6
sore	4
sori	4
ribs	6
bier	6
bios	6
bise	6
rose	4
roes	4
robs	6
robe	6
rise	4
ires	4
eros	4
obes	6
obis	6
orbs	6
ores	4
reis	4
bros	6
bris	6
brio	6
brie	6
bore	6
rebs	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sober	7
brose	7
brios	7
bries	7
bores	7
osier	5
birse	7
biers	7
robes	7
ribes	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ribose	8