RINGHALS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RINGHALS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RINGHALS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RINGHALS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RINGHALS
No single letter turns RINGHALS into another word.
How RINGHALS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RINGHALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RINGHALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RINGHALS
- All 8 letters of RINGHALS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RINGHALS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A highly venomous southern African cobra that can spit its venom at a distance.
The name ringhals comes from Afrikaans and refers to the pale bands across its throat. Unlike a true cobra it often plays dead when threatened, a trick that surprises people who handle one.
How RINGHALS is used
A zoology and wildlife term for one particular spitting snake of southern Africa.
- A ringhals reared up in the grass and spread its hood.
- The guide warned us that a ringhals can spray venom towards the eyes.
- The ringhals is also known as the rinkhals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RINGHALS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RINGHALS
The 8 tiles of RINGHALS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RINGHALS
1 longer words begin with RINGHALS.
Shorter words from the letters in RINGHALS
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Common questions about RINGHALS
- Is RINGHALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RINGHALS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RINGHALS worth?
- RINGHALS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RINGHALS mean?
- A highly venomous southern African cobra that can spit its venom at a distance.
- What letters can be added to RINGHALS?
- No single letter can be added to RINGHALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RINGHALS:
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