RAINOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RAINOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAINOUT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAINOUT is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAINOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rainoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAINOUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAINOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does RAINOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The cancellation or early ending of an outdoor event because of rain.
Sports fans, especially in baseball country, use rainout for a game or show lost to bad weather. A separate scientific sense refers to radioactive particles carried down to the ground by rainfall.
How RAINOUT is used
Most common in North American sports reports and event announcements.
- Saturday's match ended in a rainout after only two innings.
- The organisers promised refunds in case of a rainout.
- A second rainout in a week left the team behind schedule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAINOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAINOUT
1 longer words begin with RAINOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in RAINOUT
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Common questions about RAINOUT
- Is RAINOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAINOUT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAINOUT worth?
- RAINOUT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAINOUT mean?
- The cancellation or early ending of an outdoor event because of rain.
- What letters can be added to RAINOUT?
- RAINOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAINOUT:
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