RAMSHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RAMSHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAMSHORN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAMSHORN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAMSHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ramshornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAMSHORN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAMSHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAMSHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAMSHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A freshwater snail with a flat, coiled shell, often kept in aquariums to eat algae.
The name comes from the shell, which curls like the horn of a ram. A ramshorn breathes air at the surface and can reproduce quickly in a tank, so keepers sometimes regret adding one.
How RAMSHORN is used
Used by aquarium keepers and naturalists.
- A red ramshorn crawled slowly along the glass of the tank.
- The pond was full of ramshorn snails after the warm summer.
- He added a ramshorn to clean up the leftover food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAMSHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAMSHORN
1 longer words begin with RAMSHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in RAMSHORN
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Common questions about RAMSHORN
- Is RAMSHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAMSHORN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAMSHORN worth?
- RAMSHORN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAMSHORN mean?
- A freshwater snail with a flat, coiled shell, often kept in aquariums to eat algae.
- What letters can be added to RAMSHORN?
- RAMSHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAMSHORN:
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