RELUCTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RELUCTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELUCTANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELUCTANT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELUCTANT
No single letter turns RELUCTANT into another word.
How RELUCTANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RELUCTANT, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RELUCTANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RELUCTANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hesitant and not keen to do something, often because of doubts or unease.
A reluctant person may still go along with a plan, which separates the word from a flat refusal. It also pairs well with nouns such as hero, witness and consent, where the unwillingness is part of the story.
How RELUCTANT is used
Used for people, and for actions or agreements given without enthusiasm.
- He was reluctant to leave before the storm had passed.
- The reluctant witness finally agreed to speak.
- After a reluctant nod, she signed the form.
- Many voters stayed reluctant until the last week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELUCTANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RELUCTANT
1 longer words begin with RELUCTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in RELUCTANT
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Common questions about RELUCTANT
- Is RELUCTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELUCTANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELUCTANT worth?
- RELUCTANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELUCTANT mean?
- Hesitant and not keen to do something, often because of doubts or unease.
- What letters can be added to RELUCTANT?
- No single letter can be added to RELUCTANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RELUCTANT:
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