RAUNCH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAUNCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAUNCH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAUNCH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAUNCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAUNCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAUNCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does RAUNCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Crude, openly sexual or coarse humour and behaviour that lacks polish or taste.
Raunch is the noisy, earthy side of entertainment: jokes, songs or scenes that deliberately push past what is polite. It is a back-formation from the adjective raunchy, which came into American slang in the mid twentieth century. Depending on the speaker it can be a complaint about bad taste or a cheerful compliment for a bold comedy.
How RAUNCH is used
Informal; often used when reviewing comedy, films and music.
- The film is famous for its raunch.
- Critics complained about the raunch of the stage show.
- There is plenty of raunch in the opening scene.
- His stand-up mixes raunch with sharp political jokes.
- The band built a career on cheerful raunch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAUNCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAUNCH
9 longer words begin with RAUNCH.
Shorter words from the letters in RAUNCH
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Common questions about RAUNCH
- Is RAUNCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAUNCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAUNCH worth?
- RAUNCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAUNCH mean?
- Crude, openly sexual or coarse humour and behaviour that lacks polish or taste.
- What letters can be added to RAUNCH?
- RAUNCH takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAUNCH:
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