RELIABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RELIABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELIABLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELIABLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELIABLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reliablesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RELIABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RELIABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RELIABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RELIABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Consistently good in performance and safe to depend upon.
People call a car, a friend or a source of news reliable when it keeps proving itself over time. The opposite is flaky, and a reliable thing is rarely noticed because it simply works.
How RELIABLE is used
Common in everyday speech for machines, people and information that can be trusted, and reliable is the usual choice.
- She is a reliable witness who remembers details.
- This old truck is surprisingly reliable.
- Find a reliable source before sharing the story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELIABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RELIABLE
3 longer words begin with RELIABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RELIABLE
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Common questions about RELIABLE
- Is RELIABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELIABLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELIABLE worth?
- RELIABLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELIABLE mean?
- Consistently good in performance and safe to depend upon.
- What letters can be added to RELIABLE?
- RELIABLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RELIABLE:
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