RADAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RADAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADAR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADAR is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
radarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RADAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,855.
What stands out about RADAR
- RADAR is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- RADAR 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 RADAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system that uses radio waves to detect the position, speed and shape of distant objects such as aircraft, ships and storms.
Engineers built the first working sets before the Second World War so that ground crews could spot incoming aircraft long before they were visible, and the technology remains central to modern air traffic control, weather forecasting and shipping safety. Its name began as an acronym for radio detection and ranging, though almost nobody spells it out today. The same word has also drifted into everyday speech, as when a rumour or a plan is said to stay under someone's radar, meaning it goes unnoticed.
How RADAR is used
Common in aviation, weather and law-enforcement contexts, and in the idiom "under the radar."
- The pilot watched the radar screen for approaching storms.
- Police used radar to catch speeding drivers.
- The ship's radar detected another vessel in the fog.
- New stealth aircraft are designed to evade radar.
- The idea stayed under the radar for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADAR
3 longer words begin with RADAR.
Words ending in RADAR
1 words end in RADAR. Useful as a back hook: play RADAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with RADAR inside
1 words contain RADAR in the middle. Words that start with RADAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RADAR
Common questions about RADAR
- Is RADAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADAR worth?
- RADAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADAR mean?
- A system that uses radio waves to detect the position, speed and shape of distant objects such as aircraft, ships and storms.
- What letters can be added to RADAR?
- RADAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RADAR:
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