RAND is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAND?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAND is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about RAND
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 RAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
The basic unit of currency in South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
The rand takes its name from the Witwatersrand, the gold-bearing ridge in South Africa where much of the country's mineral wealth was discovered. It is issued by the South African Reserve Bank and also circulates, formally or informally, in several neighboring countries.
How RAND is used
Countable noun; the plural form is rand, unchanged.
- The bill came to almost two hundred rand.
- She exchanged her dollars for South African rand at the airport.
- Prices in the shop were listed only in rand.
- The rand weakened against the dollar last week.
- He tipped the waiter a few extra rand.
South African
The basic unit of currency in South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
The rand takes its name from the Witwatersrand, the gold-bearing ridge in South Africa where much of the country's mineral wealth was discovered. It is issued by the South African Reserve Bank and also circulates, formally or informally, in several neighboring countries.
How RAND is used
Countable noun; the plural form is rand, unchanged.
- The bill came to almost two hundred rand.
- She exchanged her dollars for South African rand at the airport.
- Prices in the shop were listed only in rand.
- The rand weakened against the dollar last week.
- He tipped the waiter a few extra rand.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of RAND and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAND
The 4 tiles of RAND in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAND
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with RAND.
Words ending in RAND
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in RAND. Useful as a back hook: play RAND onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAND inside
Showing 24 of 254 words that contain RAND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAND
Common questions about RAND
- Is RAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAND, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAND worth?
- RAND is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAND mean?
- The basic unit of currency in South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
- What letters can be added to RAND?
- RAND takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAND:
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