RANSHAKLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RANSHAKLE 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 RANSHAKLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANSHAKLE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANSHAKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RANSHAKLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RANSHAKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RANSHAKLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with RANSHAKLE
2 longer words begin with RANSHAKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RANSHAKLE
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Common questions about RANSHAKLE
- Is RANSHAKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RANSHAKLE is not in it.
- How many points is RANSHAKLE worth?
- RANSHAKLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RANSHAKLE?
- RANSHAKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RANSHAKLE:
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