REINSURANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. REINSURANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REINSURANCE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REINSURANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REINSURANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reinsurancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REINSURANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in REINSURANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REINSURANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REINSURANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Insurance bought by an insurance company from another insurer to cover part of the risk it has itself taken on.
Reinsurance lets an insurer survive a disaster that would otherwise ruin it, by spreading the loss across other companies. Large hurricanes and earthquakes are the usual tests of how much reinsurance the industry holds.
How REINSURANCE is used
Used in finance and insurance, for the business as well as the contract.
- The company bought reinsurance to protect itself against a major flood.
- Rising reinsurance costs pushed up premiums for homeowners.
- Global reinsurance firms covered most of the earthquake losses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REINSURANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REINSURANCE
1 longer words begin with REINSURANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in REINSURANCE
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Common questions about REINSURANCE
- Is REINSURANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REINSURANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REINSURANCE worth?
- REINSURANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REINSURANCE mean?
- Insurance bought by an insurance company from another insurer to cover part of the risk it has itself taken on.
- What letters can be added to REINSURANCE?
- REINSURANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of REINSURANCE:
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