RINDERPEST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RINDERPEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RINDERPEST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RINDERPEST is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RINDERPEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rinderpestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RINDERPEST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RINDERPEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RINDERPEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RINDERPEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deadly viral disease of cattle and other hoofed animals that causes fever, diarrhoea and sores in the mouth.
Rinderpest swept through Africa and Europe for centuries and killed vast herds. Vaccination wiped it out, and it was declared eradicated in 2011. The name comes from the German for cattle plague.
How RINDERPEST is used
Rinderpest appears in veterinary and history texts about livestock disease.
- Rinderpest destroyed most of the herds in the region.
- Farmers once feared rinderpest more than drought.
- The eradication of rinderpest was a milestone for veterinary science.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RINDERPEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RINDERPEST
1 longer words begin with RINDERPEST.
Shorter words from the letters in RINDERPEST
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Common questions about RINDERPEST
- Is RINDERPEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RINDERPEST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RINDERPEST worth?
- RINDERPEST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RINDERPEST mean?
- A deadly viral disease of cattle and other hoofed animals that causes fever, diarrhoea and sores in the mouth.
- What letters can be added to RINDERPEST?
- RINDERPEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RINDERPEST:
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