ringbone
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/
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/ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/ · /ˈrɪŋˌboʊn/ · /ˈriŋˌboʊn/
Definition of ringbone
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.
““As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]””
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ryngbon; equivalent to ring + bone.
Words you can make from ringbone
137 playable · top: ENROBING (11 pts)
Best play enrobing 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
26 words- BEGIN 8 pts
- BEING 8 pts
- BINGE 8 pts
- BINGO 8 pts
- BOGIE 8 pts
- BOING 8 pts
- BRING 8 pts
- GIBER 8 pts
- BENNI 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BONER 7 pts
- BONNE 7 pts
- BORNE 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- ROBIN 7 pts
- GENRO 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GONER 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
- RONIN 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- BERG 7 pts
- BING 7 pts
- BIOG 7 pts
- BONG 7 pts
- BRIG 7 pts
- GIBE 7 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BIRO 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORN 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIN 6 pts
- BRIO 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GONE 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
3-letter words
41 words- BEG 6 pts
- BIG 6 pts
- BOG 6 pts
- GIB 6 pts
- GOB 6 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BIO 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OBI 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
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