RINGTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RINGTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RINGTONE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RINGTONE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RINGTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ringtonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RINGTONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RINGTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RINGTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RINGTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sound or tune a mobile phone plays to announce an incoming call.
Many people pick a favourite song as a ringtone so that they can recognise their own phone in a crowded room. A silly ringtone going off in a meeting is a classic embarrassment.
How RINGTONE is used
Common in everyday talk about phones, often with verbs like set, change or download.
- She changed her ringtone to a short piano melody.
- A loud ringtone interrupted the lecture.
- The ringtone was a recording of birdsong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RINGTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RINGTONE
The 8 tiles of RINGTONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RINGTONE
1 longer words begin with RINGTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in RINGTONE
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Common questions about RINGTONE
- Is RINGTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RINGTONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RINGTONE worth?
- RINGTONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RINGTONE mean?
- The sound or tune a mobile phone plays to announce an incoming call.
- What letters can be added to RINGTONE?
- RINGTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RINGTONE:
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