RANGATIRATANGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RANGATIRATANGA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RANGATIRATANGA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANGATIRATANGA is to know. It scores 16 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANGATIRATANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rangatiratangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RANGATIRATANGA scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in RANGATIRATANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 5 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RANGATIRATANGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RANGATIRATANGA
- The letter A appears five times in RANGATIRATANGA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with RANGATIRATANGA
1 longer words begin with RANGATIRATANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in RANGATIRATANGA
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Common questions about RANGATIRATANGA
- Is RANGATIRATANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RANGATIRATANGA is not in it.
- How many points is RANGATIRATANGA worth?
- RANGATIRATANGA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RANGATIRATANGA?
- RANGATIRATANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of RANGATIRATANGA:
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