REARMAMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. REARMAMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REARMAMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REARMAMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REARMAMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rearmamentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REARMAMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in REARMAMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REARMAMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REARMAMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of equipping a country or its forces with new or better weapons.
The term is most associated with the build-up of European armies in the 1930s. It can follow a period of disarmament or simply mark a modernising drive. Debates about rearmament often turn on cost and on whether it deters war or invites it.
How REARMAMENT is used
Rearmament is used in history and politics for a nation restocking its military.
- German rearmament alarmed its neighbours in the 1930s.
- The government announced a major rearmament programme.
- Opponents argued that rearmament would drain the budget.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REARMAMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REARMAMENT
1 longer words begin with REARMAMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in REARMAMENT
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Common questions about REARMAMENT
- Is REARMAMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REARMAMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REARMAMENT worth?
- REARMAMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REARMAMENT mean?
- The process of equipping a country or its forces with new or better weapons.
- What letters can be added to REARMAMENT?
- REARMAMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of REARMAMENT:
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