RAMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RAMEN 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 RAMEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAMEN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ramensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAMEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about RAMEN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese dish of thin wheat noodles served in a hot, savoury broth, usually with meat, vegetables and other toppings.
Ramen reached Japan from China in the early twentieth century and was then reshaped into a national dish with its own regional styles, from the rich pork bone broth of Kyushu to the lighter soy-based broths favoured in Tokyo. A bowl of ramen usually rests on four things working together, the noodles, the broth, a flavouring base such as soy sauce or miso, and toppings like sliced pork, egg or seaweed, and small changes to any one of them define a different regional style. The word also names the instant, dried version sold worldwide in a packet, a cheap convenience food that spread the name far beyond Japan long before restaurant ramen became fashionable abroad.
How RAMEN is used
Common worldwide both for restaurant-style ramen and for the cheap instant noodle packets sold under the same name.
- She ordered a bowl of ramen with extra slices of pork belly.
- Steam rose off the ramen as the waiter set it down on the counter.
- He survived on instant ramen through most of his first year at university.
- The tiny shop was famous for a ramen broth simmered for two full days.
- They queued an hour for a bowl of the city's most popular ramen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAMEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAMEN
The 5 tiles of RAMEN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RAMEN
4 longer words begin with RAMEN.
Words ending in RAMEN
5 words end in RAMEN. Useful as a back hook: play RAMEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAMEN inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain RAMEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAMEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAMEN
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Common questions about RAMEN
- Is RAMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAMEN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAMEN worth?
- RAMEN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAMEN mean?
- A Japanese dish of thin wheat noodles served in a hot, savoury broth, usually with meat, vegetables and other toppings.
- What letters can be added to RAMEN?
- RAMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAMEN:
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