RENAME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RENAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RENAME?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENAME is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENAME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RENAME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RENAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What does RENAME mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give something a different name from the one it had before.
People rename streets, companies, files and children, whenever the old label no longer fits. In computing the word is especially common, because changing the title of a document or folder is a routine task. A renamed thing keeps its identity; only the label changes.
How RENAME is used
A regular verb; the object is the thing being given a new name, followed by "as" or "to" for the new label.
- The council voted to rename the square after a poet.
- Right-click the folder and rename it.
- They will rename the school next spring.
- Authors sometimes rename a character late in the draft.
- You cannot rename a file while it is open.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RENAME
The 6 tiles of RENAME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RENAME
2 longer words begin with RENAME.
Shorter words from the letters in RENAME
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Common questions about RENAME
- Is RENAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RENAME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RENAME worth?
- RENAME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENAME mean?
- To give something a different name from the one it had before.
- What letters can be added to RENAME?
- RENAME takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RENAME:
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