RANULA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RANULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RANULA?
| 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 RANULA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RANULA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RANULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does RANULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A cyst that forms under the tongue, usually caused by a blocked salivary gland.
A ranula develops when the duct of one of the salivary glands beneath the tongue becomes blocked, causing saliva to collect and swell into a soft, often bluish lump. Small ranulas may cause little more than mild discomfort, while larger ones can interfere with speaking, chewing, or swallowing. Doctors sometimes treat a ranula by draining it, though it frequently returns unless the underlying gland is also removed. The name comes from the Latin word for a little frog, because the swelling was once thought to resemble a frog's throat.
How RANULA is used
Technical medical term, used mainly by dentists and doctors rather than in everyday speech.
- The dentist identified a ranula beneath the child's tongue.
- A ranula can grow large enough to make swallowing uncomfortable.
- Surgeons removed the gland after the ranula kept returning.
- The scan revealed a fluid-filled ranula under the floor of the mouth.
- A small ranula often shrinks on its own without treatment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RANULA
The 6 tiles of RANULA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RANULA
2 longer words begin with RANULA.
Shorter words from the letters in RANULA
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Common questions about RANULA
- Is RANULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANULA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANULA worth?
- RANULA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANULA mean?
- A cyst that forms under the tongue, usually caused by a blocked salivary gland.
- What letters can be added to RANULA?
- RANULA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RANULA:
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