RENEW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RENEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RENEW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENEW is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
renewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RENEW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RENEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,843.
What does RENEW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something new, fresh, or valid again, especially after a period of interruption, decline, or expiration.
People renew all kinds of things, from a driver license about to expire to a friendship left dormant for years, and in every case the word carries the sense of restoring something to an active or effective state. Businesses renew contracts and subscriptions on a regular schedule, while individuals might renew a personal commitment such as a wedding vow or a promise to exercise. The word also appears in a spiritual or emotional sense, as when a person feels renewed after rest, travel, or a change in outlook.
How RENEW is used
Extremely common in everyday, legal, and administrative contexts involving contracts, licenses, and subscriptions.
- She needs to renew her passport before the trip next month.
- The company decided to renew the lease for another three years.
- A short vacation left him feeling completely renewed.
- They renew their wedding vows every ten years.
- The library will renew the book automatically if no one else has requested it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RENEW
The 5 tiles of RENEW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RENEW
16 longer words begin with RENEW.
Words with RENEW inside
5 words contain RENEW in the middle. Words that start with RENEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RENEW
Common questions about RENEW
- Is RENEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RENEW, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RENEW worth?
- RENEW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENEW mean?
- To make something new, fresh, or valid again, especially after a period of interruption, decline, or expiration.
- What letters can be added to RENEW?
- RENEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RENEW:
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