REDDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REDDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDDLE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDDLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REDDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does REDDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A red pigment made from iron-rich ochre, traditionally used by shepherds to mark sheep and by dyers to color materials red.
Reddle is a natural red ochre, mined from clay rich in iron oxide, ground into a fine, staining powder. Shepherds have long used reddle to mark sheep, for example dabbing a ram with it so a farmer can later see which ewes it has mated with. The same word is also used as a verb meaning to color something with this pigment, and it is closely related to ruddle, another name for the same substance.
How REDDLE is used
A traditional term in shepherding and dyeing, now heard mainly in rural and historical description.
- The shepherd used reddle to mark which ewes the ram had covered.
- Reddle stained her hands a deep rust color.
- Traditional reddle was dug from soft red clay in the hills.
- A dab of reddle showed the ram had done his work.
- The old barn walls still bore a faint tinge of reddle red.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDDLE
4 longer words begin with REDDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in REDDLE
Common questions about REDDLE
- Is REDDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDDLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDDLE worth?
- REDDLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDDLE mean?
- A red pigment made from iron-rich ochre, traditionally used by shepherds to mark sheep and by dyers to color materials red.
- What letters can be added to REDDLE?
- REDDLE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REDDLE:
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