REDAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. REDAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDAN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about REDAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 REDAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A field fortification made of two earthen walls, or parapets, that meet at a projecting angle pointing toward an attacking enemy.
Military engineers built a redan like this before the age of heavy artillery made simple earthworks obsolete, favouring a design shaped like an arrowhead because it let defenders fire along two faces at once and cover the ground in front of a fort or a line of trenches. A famous redan gave its name to a fiercely contested position during the Crimean War siege of Sevastopol. Golf course designers later borrowed the word redan for a par-three hole template whose slanted green echoes the fortification's angled shape.
How REDAN is used
Encountered in military history and, more playfully, in golf course architecture.
- Engineers built a redan to defend the approach to the fort.
- The old redan can still be seen on the hillside today.
- Golf course architects named a difficult par-3 template after the redan.
- Cannons were positioned along the walls of the redan.
- Historians studied maps showing the redan's angular design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDAN
The 5 tiles of REDAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REDAN
1 longer words begin with REDAN.
Words with REDAN inside
4 words contain REDAN in the middle. Words that start with REDAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REDAN
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Common questions about REDAN
- Is REDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDAN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDAN worth?
- REDAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDAN mean?
- A field fortification made of two earthen walls, or parapets, that meet at a projecting angle pointing toward an attacking enemy.
- What letters can be added to REDAN?
- REDAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REDAN:
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