ARENA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARENA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARENA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARENA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about ARENA
- ARENA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A space ringed by seating and built to hold sports matches, contests or public shows, or more broadly a field of activity or conflict.
Arena first named the sand-covered floor of a Roman amphitheatre where gladiators fought, and English kept the sense of an enclosed space built around a public contest as the word passed into modern use. Today an arena can be a hockey rink or a concert venue, anywhere spectators gather around a central performance space. The word also works figuratively, naming any field of competition or debate, as in the political arena.
How ARENA is used
A very common everyday word, used both literally for sports and entertainment venues and figuratively for a field of activity or conflict.
- The concert filled the arena to capacity.
- Fans cheered as the team entered the arena.
- She entered the political arena after years as a lawyer.
- The new arena hosts basketball games and concerts alike.
- Debate over the policy moved into the public arena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARENA
The 5 tiles of ARENA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARENA
6 longer words begin with ARENA.
Words with ARENA inside
2 words contain ARENA in the middle. Words that start with ARENA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARENA
Common questions about ARENA
- Is ARENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARENA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARENA worth?
- ARENA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARENA mean?
- A space ringed by seating and built to hold sports matches, contests or public shows, or more broadly a field of activity or conflict.
- What letters can be added to ARENA?
- ARENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARENA:
Open ARENA in the Word Finder