RUDERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RUDERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUDERAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUDERAL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUDERAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ruderalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUDERAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUDERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What does RUDERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Describing a plant that grows on waste ground, rubble or among rubbish.
Ruderal species are the first to colonise disturbed soil such as roadsides and building sites. They tend to be hardy and fast-spreading, which is why ecologists treat the ruderal habit as a survival strategy.
How RUDERAL is used
The word ruderal belongs to botany and ecology, and it also works as a noun for such a plant.
- Nettles are a typical ruderal plant on abandoned plots.
- The survey listed several ruderal weeds along the railway.
- A ruderal flora quickly covered the demolished factory site.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUDERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUDERAL
1 longer words begin with RUDERAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RUDERAL
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Common questions about RUDERAL
- Is RUDERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUDERAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUDERAL worth?
- RUDERAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUDERAL mean?
- Describing a plant that grows on waste ground, rubble or among rubbish.
- What letters can be added to RUDERAL?
- RUDERAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUDERAL:
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