RUDDY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RUDDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUDDY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUDDY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUDDY
Front hooks — 1
cruddyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUDDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUDDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does RUDDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a healthy reddish colour, especially in the face; in British informal use, a mild intensifier meaning very or utter.
Ruddy most literally describes skin, especially the face, with a warm reddish glow that suggests good health or outdoor living, as in a ruddy complexion. In British informal speech, the same word is also used as a polite substitute for a stronger swear word, placed before a noun for emphasis, as in that ruddy dog again.
How RUDDY is used
The colour sense is neutral and widely used; the intensifier sense is informal British and now somewhat dated.
- Years of farm work gave him a ruddy, weathered face.
- The child's ruddy cheeks glowed after playing in the snow.
- She has a naturally ruddy complexion.
- He muttered about the ruddy weather ruining the picnic.
- The old sailor's ruddy skin showed decades spent at sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUDDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUDDY
1 longer words begin with RUDDY.
Words ending in RUDDY
1 words end in RUDDY. Useful as a back hook: play RUDDY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RUDDY
Common questions about RUDDY
- Is RUDDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUDDY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUDDY worth?
- RUDDY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUDDY mean?
- Having a healthy reddish colour, especially in the face; in British informal use, a mild intensifier meaning very or utter.
- What letters can be added to RUDDY?
- RUDDY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUDDY:
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