RIAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept RIAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIAD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about RIAD
- The same 4 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 RIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional Moroccan house or palace built around an interior garden or courtyard.
A riad is designed to open inward rather than toward the street, with rooms arranged around a shaded courtyard that often contains a fountain, trees, or a small garden. The word comes from Arabic, and many old riads in cities such as Marrakech and Fez have been restored and turned into small hotels for visitors.
How RIAD is used
Countable noun; the plural form is riads.
- They stayed in a quiet riad near the old market.
- The riad's courtyard was filled with orange trees.
- Restoring the crumbling riad took nearly two years.
- Guests relaxed by the fountain in the center of the riad.
- Several riads in the medina now operate as guesthouses.
A traditional Moroccan house or palace built around an interior garden or courtyard.
A riad is designed to open inward rather than toward the street, with rooms arranged around a shaded courtyard that often contains a fountain, trees, or a small garden. The word comes from Arabic, and many old riads in cities such as Marrakech and Fez have been restored and turned into small hotels for visitors.
How RIAD is used
Countable noun; the plural form is riads.
- They stayed in a quiet riad near the old market.
- The riad's courtyard was filled with orange trees.
- Restoring the crumbling riad took nearly two years.
- Guests relaxed by the fountain in the center of the riad.
- Several riads in the medina now operate as guesthouses.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of RIAD and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIAD
The 4 tiles of RIAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RIAD
1 longer words begin with RIAD.
Words ending in RIAD
4 words end in RIAD. Useful as a back hook: play RIAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIAD inside
16 words contain RIAD in the middle. Words that start with RIAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIAD
Common questions about RIAD
- Is RIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIAD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIAD worth?
- RIAD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIAD mean?
- A traditional Moroccan house or palace built around an interior garden or courtyard.
- What letters can be added to RIAD?
- RIAD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIAD:
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