RAMBUTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RAMBUTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAMBUTAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAMBUTAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAMBUTAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rambutansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAMBUTAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAMBUTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAMBUTAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAMBUTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A red tropical fruit covered in soft spines, or the Southeast Asian tree that bears it.
Beneath its hairy red skin the rambutan has a sweet, juicy white flesh. The fruit is related to the lychee, and the tree grows in warm, humid regions. The name comes from the Malay word for hair.
How RAMBUTAN is used
Rambutan names both the fruit and the tree.
- She peeled a rambutan and ate the sweet flesh.
- The market stall sold rambutan by the bunch.
- A rambutan tree grew behind the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAMBUTAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAMBUTAN
1 longer words begin with RAMBUTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in RAMBUTAN
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Common questions about RAMBUTAN
- Is RAMBUTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAMBUTAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAMBUTAN worth?
- RAMBUTAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAMBUTAN mean?
- A red tropical fruit covered in soft spines, or the Southeast Asian tree that bears it.
- What letters can be added to RAMBUTAN?
- RAMBUTAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAMBUTAN:
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