RUBBERNECK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. RUBBERNECK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBBERNECK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBBERNECK is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBBERNECK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rubbernecksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBBERNECK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RUBBERNECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUBBERNECK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RUBBERNECK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To stare with curiosity at something, especially an accident, by craning the neck.
Drivers who rubberneck slow down to look at a crash on the opposite side of the road and cause traffic jams. As a noun the same word names a tourist or a nosy onlooker who gawks.
How RUBBERNECK is used
Informal and often mildly scornful; to rubberneck implies idle curiosity, not concern.
- Cars slowed as drivers rubberneck at the wreck.
- Please do not rubberneck while the police are working.
- Tourists rubberneck at the tall buildings downtown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBBERNECK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBBERNECK
5 longer words begin with RUBBERNECK.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBBERNECK
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Common questions about RUBBERNECK
- Is RUBBERNECK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBBERNECK, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBBERNECK worth?
- RUBBERNECK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBBERNECK mean?
- To stare with curiosity at something, especially an accident, by craning the neck.
- What letters can be added to RUBBERNECK?
- RUBBERNECK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RUBBERNECK:
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