RUDI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. RUDI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RUDI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUDI is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUDI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUDI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUDI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does RUDI mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalCaribbeanhistorical
In Jamaica, a young working-class person associated with 1960s ska culture and petty delinquency; a rude boy.
A rudi belonged to the streetwise youth groups of 1960s Kingston who followed ska and rocksteady music and were known, fairly or not, for petty trouble-making. The word survives as another name for a rude boy.
How RUDI is used
Historical and regional; encountered in writing about Jamaican youth culture and music rather than in general use.
- The film portrayed a rudi from the Kingston streets of the 1960s.
- Old ska records often mention the rudi and his sharp suit.
- Historians describe the rudi as a symbol of youthful rebellion.
- The reputation of the rudi for trouble was often exaggerated by the press.
- She wrote her thesis on the rudi and the birth of ska.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUDI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUDI
15 longer words begin with RUDI.
Words with RUDI inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain RUDI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUDI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUDI
Common questions about RUDI
- Is RUDI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RUDI is not in it.
- How many points is RUDI worth?
- RUDI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUDI mean?
- In Jamaica, a young working-class person associated with 1960s ska culture and petty delinquency; a rude boy.
- What letters can be added to RUDI?
- RUDI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUDI:
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