RAINSPOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAINSPOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAINSPOUT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAINSPOUT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAINSPOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rainspoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAINSPOUT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RAINSPOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAINSPOUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RAINSPOUT
- All 9 letters of RAINSPOUT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAINSPOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater down from a roof to the ground.
A rainspout keeps water from running down the walls of a house. Most people now say downspout or drainpipe, so rainspout feels slightly old-fashioned.
How RAINSPOUT is used
Used of roof drainage, mainly in American English.
- The rainspout was clogged with leaves.
- Water gushed from the broken rainspout.
- He painted the rainspout the colour of the trim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAINSPOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAINSPOUT
The 9 tiles of RAINSPOUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAINSPOUT
1 longer words begin with RAINSPOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in RAINSPOUT
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Common questions about RAINSPOUT
- Is RAINSPOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAINSPOUT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAINSPOUT worth?
- RAINSPOUT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAINSPOUT mean?
- A pipe or channel that carries rainwater down from a roof to the ground.
- What letters can be added to RAINSPOUT?
- RAINSPOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RAINSPOUT:
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