RHINO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RHINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHINO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHINO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rhinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RHINO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RHINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does RHINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A large, thick-skinned, plant-eating mammal native to Africa and Asia that has one or two horns on its snout; short for rhinoceros.
Rhino is the everyday shortened form of rhinoceros, used in casual speech, news reports, and conservation writing far more often than the full word. The animal is prized and hunted for its horn, which has made several rhino species endangered despite decades of protection efforts. The word can refer to any of the five living rhino species, from the massive white rhino of Africa to the smaller Sumatran rhino of Asia.
How RHINO is used
Informal shortening of rhinoceros; widely used in casual speech and in wildlife and conservation reporting.
- The safari group spotted a rhino grazing near the waterhole.
- Poachers continue to threaten the last wild rhino populations.
- A baby rhino stayed close to its mother throughout the walk.
- The sanctuary cares for several rhino that were rescued from poachers.
- Conservationists tracked the rhino using a radio collar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHINO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHINO
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with RHINO.
Words with RHINO inside
1 words contain RHINO in the middle. Words that start with RHINO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RHINO
Common questions about RHINO
- Is RHINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHINO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHINO worth?
- RHINO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHINO mean?
- A large, thick-skinned, plant-eating mammal native to Africa and Asia that has one or two horns on its snout; short for rhinoceros.
- What letters can be added to RHINO?
- RHINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RHINO:
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