RAMROD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RAMROD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAMROD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAMROD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAMROD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ramrodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAMROD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAMROD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does RAMROD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rod used for pushing the charge down the barrel of a muzzle-loading gun.
Before cartridges, a soldier loaded his musket from the front, and the ramrod was how he packed powder and ball tightly into place. The word is now used mostly in figures of speech: a person standing as straight and stiff as a ramrod is very upright. As a verb, to ramrod something means to push it through by force, such as a bill in a legislature. The image in each case is of a rod driving something home.
How RAMROD is used
Literal in historical writing; figurative in the phrase straight as a ramrod.
- The soldier drew the ramrod from beneath the barrel.
- She sat straight as a ramrod through the whole speech.
- The old rifle still had its wooden ramrod.
- He used a ramrod to pack the powder down.
- The general stood like a ramrod at the head of the column.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAMROD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAMROD
3 longer words begin with RAMROD.
Shorter words from the letters in RAMROD
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Common questions about RAMROD
- Is RAMROD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAMROD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAMROD worth?
- RAMROD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAMROD mean?
- A rod used for pushing the charge down the barrel of a muzzle-loading gun.
- What letters can be added to RAMROD?
- RAMROD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAMROD:
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