RONDAVEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. RONDAVEL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept RONDAVEL?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful RONDAVEL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RONDAVEL

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How RONDAVEL scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in RONDAVEL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RONDAVEL has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about RONDAVEL

• All 8 letters of RONDAVEL are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of RONDAVEL

The 8 tiles of RONDAVEL in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with RONDAVEL

1 longer words begin with RONDAVEL.

Shorter words from the letters in RONDAVEL

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Common questions about RONDAVEL

Is RONDAVEL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts RONDAVEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is RONDAVEL worth?

RONDAVEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to RONDAVEL?

RONDAVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.