RINGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RINGENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RINGENT?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RINGENT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RINGENT
No single letter turns RINGENT into another word.
How RINGENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RINGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,493.
What stands out about RINGENT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 RINGENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having two widely gaping lips, as some flowers do.
A ringent corolla opens like a mouth, with the upper and lower lips held far apart, as in the snapdragon. It is a technical shape word, not a general term for anything gaping.
How RINGENT is used
Used in botanical description, especially of ringent flowers.
- The plant bears a ringent corolla of pale purple.
- Botanists describe the snapdragon as ringent.
- A ringent flower can invite bees to crawl inside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RINGENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RINGENT
The 7 tiles of RINGENT in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RINGENT
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Common questions about RINGENT
- Is RINGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RINGENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RINGENT worth?
- RINGENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RINGENT mean?
- Having two widely gaping lips, as some flowers do.
- What letters can be added to RINGENT?
- No single letter can be added to RINGENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RINGENT:
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