RELUCT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RELUCT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELUCT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELUCT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELUCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reluctsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RELUCT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RELUCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about RELUCT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RELUCT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To struggle against something or to show unwillingness to go along with it.
This old verb comes from a Latin root meaning to struggle back, and it is the source of the familiar adjective reluctant. Writers once used reluct with the prepositions "at" and "against" to describe resistance of the will. Today it survives almost only in old books and in word lists for games.
How RELUCT is used
Archaic and rare; modern writers use "resist" or the adjective "reluctant" instead.
- The prisoner would reluct against every order.
- Her heart began to reluct at the thought of leaving.
- Old poets let a stubborn mind reluct against fate.
- He did not reluct when the offer was made.
- Some part of him continued to reluct.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELUCT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RELUCT
The 6 tiles of RELUCT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RELUCT
17 longer words begin with RELUCT.
Shorter words from the letters in RELUCT
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Common questions about RELUCT
- Is RELUCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELUCT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELUCT worth?
- RELUCT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELUCT mean?
- To struggle against something or to show unwillingness to go along with it.
- What letters can be added to RELUCT?
- RELUCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RELUCT:
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