RENO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 4 points
Yes for Scrabble. RENO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept RENO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
renosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RENO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RENO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,135.
What stands out about RENO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RENO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralian
A renovation of a house or flat.
Australian English clips almost everything, and reno is the household example: a reno is the whole project — quotes, dust, an argument about the kitchen — rather than the finished result. Television made it a genre of its own, which is why the word now carries a faint sound of a deadline.
How RENO is used
Countable: a reno, two renos. Also attributive — reno budget, reno show.
- The reno was meant to take six weeks and took seven months.
- They did the reno themselves and are still married.
- A quick reno adds more to the price than the bathroom cost.
- Half the street is doing a reno at the same time.
- The reno budget went on the roof, as it always does.
- She bought the place knowing it needed a reno.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENO and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RENO
The 4 tiles of RENO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RENO
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with RENO.
Words with RENO inside
Showing 24 of 72 words that contain RENO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RENO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RENO
Common questions about RENO
- Is RENO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RENO is not in it.
- How many points is RENO worth?
- RENO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENO mean?
- A renovation of a house or flat.
- What letters can be added to RENO?
- RENO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RENO:
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