REMS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. REMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REMS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REMS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REMS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How REMS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in REMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does REMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Units once used to measure the biological effect of a dose of ionizing radiation, in the plural.
Doses of radiation were traditionally reported in rems before the unit was largely replaced by the sievert in scientific and medical use, and the word still appears in older health physics records and some regulatory documents. A count in rems tells how much biological damage a given radiation dose is likely to cause, not simply how much radiation was emitted.
How REMS is used
Technical; mostly found in older scientific, medical or regulatory texts.
- The technician recorded the exposure in rems rather than sieverts.
- Workers were limited to a fixed number of rems per year.
- Older safety manuals still list radiation limits in rems.
- The accident exposed the crew to several rems of radiation.
- He converted the reading from rems into the newer unit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in REMS
7 words end in REMS. Useful as a back hook: play REMS onto a word already on the board.
Words with REMS inside
3 words contain REMS in the middle. Words that start with REMS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REMS
Common questions about REMS
- Is REMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REMS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REMS worth?
- REMS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REMS mean?
- Units once used to measure the biological effect of a dose of ionizing radiation, in the plural.
- What letters can be added to REMS?
- REMS takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of REMS:
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