RENTIER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RENTIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RENTIER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENTIER is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENTIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rentiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RENTIER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RENTIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,905.
What stands out about RENTIER
- RENTIER begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 RENTIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who lives on a fixed income from property or investments rather than from work.
Borrowed from French, the word rentier is used by economists and historians for those who live off rents, interest or dividends. It often carries a faint tone of idleness.
How RENTIER is used
Common in economic and historical writing about social classes.
- The old rentier never had to work a day in his life.
- Economists wrote about the rise of the rentier class in the nineteenth century.
- As a rentier, she lived quietly on the income of her inherited buildings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENTIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RENTIER
The 7 tiles of RENTIER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RENTIER
1 longer words begin with RENTIER.
Shorter words from the letters in RENTIER
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Common questions about RENTIER
- Is RENTIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RENTIER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RENTIER worth?
- RENTIER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENTIER mean?
- A person who lives on a fixed income from property or investments rather than from work.
- What letters can be added to RENTIER?
- RENTIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RENTIER:
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