Ribose

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A five-carbon sugar that forms an essential structural component of ribonucleic acid.

“Ribose differs from deoxyribose by the presence of an additional hydroxyl group at the second carbon.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ri·bose

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Wordle

Ends in -OSE, a useful biochemistry suffix. Contains three vowels spread across six letters.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points. The -OSE ending can be extended to RIBOSES with an S for a bonus square play.

Words Related to Ribose

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “ribose” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

rimose

Words you can make from Ribose

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ribose”.

biers biose birse boers boise bores boris boser bries brios brise brose ireos osier ribes robes serio sober beri bier bios bise boer bois

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “ribose”.

boilers boskier bossier disrobe

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