RAINBOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RAINBOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAINBOW?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAINBOW is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAINBOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAINBOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAINBOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does RAINBOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
An arc of coloured bands appearing in the sky when sunlight shines through falling rain or mist.
A rainbow forms when drops of water bend and reflect sunlight, spreading it into its colours. People also use the word loosely for any wide, bright range of colours, as in a rainbow of flowers.
How RAINBOW is used
Used both for the weather effect and figuratively for any varied array of colours.
- A rainbow stretched over the valley after the storm.
- The shop sold scarves in every colour of the rainbow.
- The children painted a rainbow on the classroom wall.
- We saw a double rainbow from the hilltop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAINBOW and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAINBOW
6 longer words begin with RAINBOW.
Shorter words from the letters in RAINBOW
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Common questions about RAINBOW
- Is RAINBOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAINBOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAINBOW worth?
- RAINBOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAINBOW mean?
- An arc of coloured bands appearing in the sky when sunlight shines through falling rain or mist.
- What letters can be added to RAINBOW?
- RAINBOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAINBOW:
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