RIMLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIMLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIMLAND?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIMLAND is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIMLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rimlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIMLAND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIMLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does RIMLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A region on the outer edge of a larger area, especially one of strategic importance.
Rimland is a term from geopolitics, where the coastal belt around a great landmass is treated as the key to controlling it. Writers use it for the zone between heartland and sea. It is seldom used for ordinary geography.
How RIMLAND is used
Rimland is a political-geography term, usually discussed with heartland.
- Strategists argued that whoever ruled the rimland would rule Eurasia.
- The rimland of the continent holds most of its major ports.
- Wars were fought for control of the rimland.
- Trade routes ran through the rimland for centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIMLAND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIMLAND
The 7 tiles of RIMLAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIMLAND
1 longer words begin with RIMLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in RIMLAND
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Common questions about RIMLAND
- Is RIMLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIMLAND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIMLAND worth?
- RIMLAND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIMLAND mean?
- A region on the outer edge of a larger area, especially one of strategic importance.
- What letters can be added to RIMLAND?
- RIMLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIMLAND:
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