RANCHERA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RANCHERA 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 RANCHERA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANCHERA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANCHERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rancherasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RANCHERA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RANCHERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RANCHERA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RANCHERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of Mexican country song with strong rhythm, played with guitars and brass; also a song in that style.
A ranchera often tells of love, pride or heartbreak and is sung with great feeling. Mariachi bands made the ranchera famous far beyond Mexico.
How RANCHERA is used
Used in discussing Mexican and Latin American music.
- The singer opened the night with a slow ranchera.
- Every ranchera on the record was about lost love.
- My grandfather hums a ranchera while he cooks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANCHERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RANCHERA
1 longer words begin with RANCHERA.
Shorter words from the letters in RANCHERA
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Common questions about RANCHERA
- Is RANCHERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANCHERA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANCHERA worth?
- RANCHERA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANCHERA mean?
- A style of Mexican country song with strong rhythm, played with guitars and brass; also a song in that style.
- What letters can be added to RANCHERA?
- RANCHERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RANCHERA:
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