RISKLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RISKLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RISKLESS?
| 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 RISKLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RISKLESS
No single letter turns RISKLESS into another word.
How RISKLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RISKLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RISKLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RISKLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Carrying no danger of loss or harm.
Few real ventures are riskless, so the word is mostly used with a hint of doubt or sales talk. Financial writers use it for returns that are guaranteed, such as certain government bonds.
How RISKLESS is used
Found in finance and in careful writing where "safe" is too vague.
- No investment is truly riskless, whatever the brochure claims.
- She wanted a riskless way to test the idea.
- A riskless plan rarely brings a large reward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RISKLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RISKLESS
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Common questions about RISKLESS
- Is RISKLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RISKLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RISKLESS worth?
- RISKLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RISKLESS mean?
- Carrying no danger of loss or harm.
- What letters can be added to RISKLESS?
- No single letter can be added to RISKLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RISKLESS:
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