REDSTART is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REDSTART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDSTART?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDSTART is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDSTART
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redstartsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDSTART scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDSTART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDSTART has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDSTART mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small songbird with a reddish-orange tail that it often quivers.
The European redstart is a relative of the chats, and the male is easy to spot by its orange tail and breast. The name comes from an old word for tail, so it means red-tail. An unrelated American warbler carries the same name and has orange patches on black.
How REDSTART is used
Used for Old World chats and for an American warbler.
- A redstart flicked its tail on the garden wall.
- The redstart nests in holes in old stone walls.
- Birdwatchers hoped to see a redstart in the spring woods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDSTART and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDSTART
1 longer words begin with REDSTART.
Shorter words from the letters in REDSTART
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Common questions about REDSTART
- Is REDSTART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDSTART, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDSTART worth?
- REDSTART is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDSTART mean?
- A small songbird with a reddish-orange tail that it often quivers.
- What letters can be added to REDSTART?
- REDSTART takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDSTART:
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