REMEDY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REMEDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REMEDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REMEDY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REMEDY
No single letter turns REMEDY into another word.
How REMEDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REMEDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does REMEDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something that cures an illness or puts right a problem.
The word covers both medicine and wider troubles: a herbal tea may be a remedy for a cold, and a new rule may be a remedy for confusion. In law a remedy is the means by which a court corrects a wrong, such as an order to pay damages. The same word is a verb meaning to put something right, as in remedy a fault. It comes through French from the Latin for healing.
How REMEDY is used
Usually followed by for or to; "home remedy" and "legal remedy" are common set phrases.
- Honey and lemon is an old remedy for a sore throat.
- The court offered no remedy for the injured tenant.
- Patience was the only remedy for his restlessness.
- They tried to remedy the leak before the rains arrived.
- There is no easy remedy for a shortage of skilled workers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REMEDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REMEDY
1 longer words begin with REMEDY.
Shorter words from the letters in REMEDY
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Common questions about REMEDY
- Is REMEDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REMEDY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REMEDY worth?
- REMEDY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REMEDY mean?
- Something that cures an illness or puts right a problem.
- What letters can be added to REMEDY?
- No single letter can be added to REMEDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REMEDY:
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