RINGSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RINGSTER 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 RINGSTER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RINGSTER is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RINGSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ringstersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RINGSTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RINGSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RINGSTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RINGSTER
- RINGSTER begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 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 RINGSTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A member of a secret group that works together to control prices, politics or a market for its own gain.
A ringster belongs to a closed circle of insiders, such as dealers who agree on what to charge. Newspapers once used ringster to scold both political bosses and traders who rigged auctions.
How RINGSTER is used
Old-fashioned and mostly seen in historical writing about cartels and machine politics.
- The ringster quietly set the price every dealer had to follow.
- Reformers accused each ringster in city hall of taking bribes.
- A ringster at the auction kept rivals from bidding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RINGSTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RINGSTER
The 8 tiles of RINGSTER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RINGSTER
1 longer words begin with RINGSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in RINGSTER
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Common questions about RINGSTER
- Is RINGSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RINGSTER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RINGSTER worth?
- RINGSTER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RINGSTER mean?
- A member of a secret group that works together to control prices, politics or a market for its own gain.
- What letters can be added to RINGSTER?
- RINGSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RINGSTER:
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