REAL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. REAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REAL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REAL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in REAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about REAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Actually existing as a fact, not imagined, invented, or artificial.
Something real can be touched, measured, or shown to exist, as opposed to something that is only imagined, pretended, or fake, such as a real diamond compared with a fake one. The word also strengthens a statement, as in a real problem, meaning a genuine and serious one.
How REAL is used
Everyday word used constantly in all registers of English.
- Is that a real diamond or a fake one?
- She finally found real happiness after the move.
- There is a real chance of rain tomorrow.
- He wanted to know the real reason for the delay.
- The pain felt entirely real to him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REAL
The 4 tiles of REAL in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with REAL
Showing 24 of 85 words that begin with REAL.
Words ending in REAL
Showing 24 of 33 words that end in REAL. Useful as a back hook: play REAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with REAL inside
Showing 24 of 126 words that contain REAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REAL
Common questions about REAL
- Is REAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REAL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REAL worth?
- REAL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REAL mean?
- Actually existing as a fact, not imagined, invented, or artificial.
- What letters can be added to REAL?
- REAL takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of REAL:
Open REAL in the Word Finder