RANDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RANDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RANDOM?
| 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 RANDOM 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 RANDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
randomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RANDOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RANDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does RANDOM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made, done or chosen without any plan or pattern, so that every possibility has the same chance.
In everyday talk, random means by chance and without a reason, as in a random guess. In statistics and computing it has a stricter sense: a random sample gives every member of a group an equal chance of being picked. The word began as a noun meaning great speed or force, from an old French word for rushing, and the phrase at random grew out of that. Informally it can also mean odd or unexpected, as in a random stranger.
How RANDOM is used
Both an everyday word and a technical one; informal use for odd or unexpected is common among younger speakers.
- The winner was picked by random draw.
- She gave a random answer because she had no idea.
- A random sample of voters was surveyed.
- He pressed a random key and the screen went blank.
- A random stranger returned the lost wallet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANDOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RANDOM
The 6 tiles of RANDOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RANDOM
21 longer words begin with RANDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in RANDOM
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Common questions about RANDOM
- Is RANDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANDOM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANDOM worth?
- RANDOM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANDOM mean?
- Made, done or chosen without any plan or pattern, so that every possibility has the same chance.
- What letters can be added to RANDOM?
- RANDOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RANDOM:
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