RIOJA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RIOJA 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 RIOJA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIOJA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIOJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
riojasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIOJA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIOJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does RIOJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A red or white wine produced in the Rioja region of northern Spain.
Rioja is named after the area where it is made and is best known for reds produced largely from the Tempranillo grape, often aged in oak barrels for years before release. Wine drinkers use rioja the way they use champagne or sherry, as a common word for the drink itself rather than only the place. The ageing categories, such as crianza and reserva, describe how long a rioja has spent in barrel and bottle before sale. Its balance of fruit and oak flavour has made it one of the most widely exported Spanish wines.
How RIOJA is used
Used as an ordinary word for the wine, both in shops and on restaurant lists.
- They ordered a bottle of rioja with the roast lamb.
- A good rioja often carries a strong oak flavour from barrel ageing.
- The shelf was stocked with several vintages of rioja.
- He preferred an older rioja to a young, fruity red.
- The waiter recommended a reserva rioja to match the meal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIOJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIOJA
1 longer words begin with RIOJA.
Shorter words from the letters in RIOJA
Common questions about RIOJA
- Is RIOJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIOJA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIOJA worth?
- RIOJA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIOJA mean?
- A red or white wine produced in the Rioja region of northern Spain.
- What letters can be added to RIOJA?
- RIOJA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIOJA:
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