RIGATONI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RIGATONI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIGATONI?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIGATONI is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIGATONI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rigatonisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIGATONI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIGATONI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIGATONI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIGATONI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Pasta made in short, wide tubes with ridges running along the outside.
The grooves on rigatoni hold sauce well, so thick meat and cheese sauces are a common partner. Compared with thin strands, rigatoni is sturdy enough for baking in a dish.
How RIGATONI is used
Treated as a plural-looking mass noun in cooking, as in a bowl of rigatoni.
- He tossed the rigatoni with roasted tomatoes and basil.
- Baked rigatoni was the main dish at the family dinner.
- The rigatoni should cook until it is just tender.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIGATONI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIGATONI
1 longer words begin with RIGATONI.
Shorter words from the letters in RIGATONI
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Common questions about RIGATONI
- Is RIGATONI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIGATONI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIGATONI worth?
- RIGATONI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIGATONI mean?
- Pasta made in short, wide tubes with ridges running along the outside.
- What letters can be added to RIGATONI?
- RIGATONI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIGATONI:
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