RADIO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RADIO 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 RADIO?
| 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 RADIO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
radiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADIO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RADIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What does RADIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device or system for sending and receiving sound by electromagnetic waves through the air, or the broadcasting of programmes by this means.
Inventors in the late nineteenth century found that signals could travel through empty air without any wire connecting sender and receiver, and within a few decades households everywhere gathered around a radio set each evening to hear news, drama and music. Ships, aircraft and emergency services still depend on the same technology to stay in contact when other links fail. The word also names the whole industry built around broadcasting, from local stations to satellite channels.
How RADIO is used
Refers both to the physical device and to the medium of broadcast sound.
- She turned on the radio to catch the morning news.
- Sailors use radio to communicate with the shore.
- Old radios often had large wooden cabinets.
- The song became a hit on the radio.
- Emergency crews rely on radio when phone lines fail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RADIO
The 5 tiles of RADIO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RADIO
Showing 24 of 174 words that begin with RADIO.
Words ending in RADIO
2 words end in RADIO. Useful as a back hook: play RADIO onto a word already on the board.
Words with RADIO inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain RADIO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RADIO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIO
Common questions about RADIO
- Is RADIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIO worth?
- RADIO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIO mean?
- A device or system for sending and receiving sound by electromagnetic waves through the air, or the broadcasting of programmes by this means.
- What letters can be added to RADIO?
- RADIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RADIO:
Open RADIO in the Word Finder