REINDEER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REINDEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REINDEER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REINDEER is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REINDEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reindeersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REINDEER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REINDEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REINDEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REINDEER
- REINDEER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REINDEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large deer of cold northern regions, with branching antlers on both males and females.
Reindeer live on the tundra of Europe, Asia and North America, where wild herds migrate long distances. In Eurasia many are herded for milk, meat, hides and pulling sleds. In North America the same animal is called caribou, and in Christmas stories reindeer pull the sleigh of Santa.
How REINDEER is used
The plural is the same as the singular: one reindeer, many reindeer.
- A herd of reindeer crossed the frozen plain.
- The Sami people have herded reindeer for centuries.
- Moss and lichen are the main food of the reindeer in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REINDEER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REINDEER
1 longer words begin with REINDEER.
Shorter words from the letters in REINDEER
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Common questions about REINDEER
- Is REINDEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REINDEER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REINDEER worth?
- REINDEER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REINDEER mean?
- A large deer of cold northern regions, with branching antlers on both males and females.
- What letters can be added to REINDEER?
- REINDEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REINDEER:
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