RUANA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RUANA 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 RUANA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUANA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUANA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUANA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does RUANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rectangular woollen wrap or poncho, open down the front, traditionally worn over the shoulders in the cold highlands of Colombia and other parts of the Andes.
Unlike a closed poncho with a single head-hole, a ruana usually opens along the front like a cloak, which makes it easier to put on and take off over other clothing. Andean farmers and herders have long worn the ruana as protection against the cold mountain air, and it remains a symbol of rural Colombian dress. The garment is typically woven from wool, sometimes in the same colors as the traditional hat and belt worn alongside it.
How RUANA is used
Used mainly in writing about Andean and Colombian clothing and culture, rather than in everyday English speech elsewhere.
- The farmer wrapped a heavy ruana around his shoulders against the cold.
- Market stalls sold hand-woven ruana in bright wool patterns.
- Her grandfather still wears a ruana on chilly mountain mornings.
- The museum displayed a traditional Colombian ruana beside other folk garments.
- Tourists bought ruana as souvenirs of their trip to the Andes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUANA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUANA
The 5 tiles of RUANA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUANA
1 longer words begin with RUANA.
Words ending in RUANA
1 words end in RUANA. Useful as a back hook: play RUANA onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUANA inside
1 words contain RUANA in the middle. Words that start with RUANA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUANA
Common questions about RUANA
- Is RUANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUANA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUANA worth?
- RUANA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUANA mean?
- A rectangular woollen wrap or poncho, open down the front, traditionally worn over the shoulders in the cold highlands of Colombia and other parts of the Andes.
- What letters can be added to RUANA?
- RUANA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUANA:
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