RANSELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. RANSELS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
r1a1n1s1e1l1s1
Depends on the listRANSELS · 7 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 171,549odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept RANSELS?
| 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: 45 / 100
45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.43%
Our own measure of how useful RANSELS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANSELS
No single letter turns RANSELS into another word.
How RANSELS scores
Scrabble r1a1n1s1e1l1s1 7
Words with Friends r1a1n2s1e1l2s1 9
Face value of the 7 tiles in RANSELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
Shorter words from the letters in RANSELS
lasers6 learns6 nerals6 ransel6 rassle6 sarsen6 slanes6 snares6 snarls6 arles5 arses5 earls5 earns5 elans5 laers5 lanes5 lares5 larns5 laser5 lases5 leans5 learn5 lears5 nares5 neals5 nears5 neral5 rales5 rases5 rasse5 reals5 reans5 renal5 sales5 salse5 saner5 sanes5 saser5 seals5 seans5
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Common questions about RANSELS
- Is RANSELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RANSELS is not in it.
- How many points is RANSELS worth?
- RANSELS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RANSELS?
- No single letter can be added to RANSELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RANSELS:
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