ARUANA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. ARUANA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableARUANA · 6 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 98,549odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ARUANA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.17%
Our own measure of how useful ARUANA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARUANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aruanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARUANA scores
Scrabble a1r1u1a1n1a1 6
Words with Friends a1r1u2a1n2a1 8
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARUANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What stands out about ARUANA
- ARUANA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ARUANA
1 longer words begin with ARUANA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARUANA
anura5 ruana5 arna4 aura4 rana4 raun4 ana3 aua3 nur3 ran3 run3 uan3 urn3 aa2 an2 ar2 na2 nu2 un2 ur2
Common questions about ARUANA
- Is ARUANA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARUANA is not in it.
- How many points is ARUANA worth?
- ARUANA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARUANA?
- ARUANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARUANA:
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