RENDZINA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. RENDZINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RENDZINA?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENDZINA is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENDZINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rendzinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RENDZINA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RENDZINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RENDZINA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RENDZINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fertile, dark, lime-rich soil that forms over chalk or limestone, typically under grassland.
Soil scientists use rendzina for a shallow soil with a dark upper layer sitting directly on pale, crumbly rock. The word has a Polish origin and is rarely heard outside geography and farming.
How RENDZINA is used
Found in soil science and geography texts about chalk downs and limestone hills.
- The chalk downland is covered by a thin rendzina.
- Rendzina soils drain quickly and suit sheep grazing.
- A rendzina often shows dark humus above a pale layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENDZINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RENDZINA
1 longer words begin with RENDZINA.
Shorter words from the letters in RENDZINA
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Common questions about RENDZINA
- Is RENDZINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RENDZINA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RENDZINA worth?
- RENDZINA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENDZINA mean?
- A fertile, dark, lime-rich soil that forms over chalk or limestone, typically under grassland.
- What letters can be added to RENDZINA?
- RENDZINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RENDZINA:
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