RAINY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAINY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAINY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAINY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAINY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What does RAINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marked by a great deal of rain, or likely to bring rain, used especially of weather, a particular day, or a season.
People describe a stretch of weather as rainy when persistent or repeated rain defines it, distinguishing rainy days from ones that are merely cloudy, damp or occasionally showery. Many countries near the tropics have a distinct rainy season, a predictable stretch of the year when heavy rainfall shapes farming, travel and daily life far more than the drier months that follow. The common idiom saving something for a rainy day uses the word figuratively, meaning to set money or resources aside for a future time of difficulty or need rather than for actual bad weather. Rainy pairs naturally with everyday nouns such as afternoon, weekend and climate, making it one of the most frequently used weather adjectives in English.
How RAINY is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing about weather, and in the idiom saving something for a rainy day.
- They stayed indoors on the rainy afternoon.
- The region's rainy season lasts from June to September.
- She kept a small fund saved for a rainy day.
- A rainy forecast forced them to cancel the picnic.
- The city looked grey and quiet on a rainy Monday morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAINY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in RAINY
2 words end in RAINY. Useful as a back hook: play RAINY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RAINY
Common questions about RAINY
- Is RAINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAINY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAINY worth?
- RAINY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAINY mean?
- Marked by a great deal of rain, or likely to bring rain, used especially of weather, a particular day, or a season.
- What letters can be added to RAINY?
- RAINY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAINY:
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