RONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RONIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RONIN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RONIN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RONIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RONIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,618.
What does RONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A samurai in feudal Japan who no longer served a lord, having lost his position through death, dismissal, or disgrace.
A ronin lost his position through the death or disgrace of his lord, through dismissal, or by his own choice, and this loss carried a strong stigma in a society built around loyalty to a master. Without a lord's income, some ronin became wandering swordsmen for hire, teachers, or bandits, while others tried to find a new lord to serve. The most famous story involving ronin is that of the forty-seven ronin, who avenged their lord's death in early eighteenth-century Japan. Today the word is also used more loosely in English for anyone acting independently outside an established organisation.
How RONIN is used
Historical, referring to feudal Japan, and used more loosely today for an independent operator outside an organisation.
- The film told the story of a wandering ronin seeking revenge.
- Without a master, the ronin travelled the countryside offering his sword for hire.
- The forty-seven ronin remain famous figures in Japanese history.
- He described the freelance consultant as a corporate ronin.
- The museum exhibit displayed the armour of a nineteenth-century ronin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RONIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RONIN
1 longer words begin with RONIN.
Words ending in RONIN
3 words end in RONIN. Useful as a back hook: play RONIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RONIN inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain RONIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RONIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RONIN
Common questions about RONIN
- Is RONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RONIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RONIN worth?
- RONIN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RONIN mean?
- A samurai in feudal Japan who no longer served a lord, having lost his position through death, dismissal, or disgrace.
- What letters can be added to RONIN?
- RONIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RONIN:
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