RAN is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. RAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAN is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 499.
What does RAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To run — the past form.
Ran belongs to the vowel-changing pattern that produced sang and rang, and it is among the last members of that group still in daily use. The participle changes the vowel again, which is unusual even inside that family.
How RAN is used
Past tense. The past participle is run.
- She ran the department and the accounts as well.
- The word ran belongs with sang and rang.
- They ran out of time before they ran out of money.
- He ran twice and won neither.
- The participle changes the vowel again after ran.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAN
Showing 24 of 226 words that begin with RAN.
Words ending in RAN
Showing 24 of 83 words that end in RAN. Useful as a back hook: play RAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAN inside
Showing 24 of 2893 words that contain RAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAN
Common questions about RAN
- Is RAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAN, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAN worth?
- RAN is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAN mean?
- To run — the past form.
- What letters can be added to RAN?
- RAN takes 9 hooks: 3 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAN:
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