RUIN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RUIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUIN?
| 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 RUIN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does RUIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The physical remains of something that has collapsed or decayed, or a state of total destruction, downfall or financial disaster.
Ruin can refer to the crumbling remains of an old building, such as a castle ruin, or more broadly to the complete collapse of a person's fortune, health, reputation or plans. Something reduced to rubble or utterly wrecked is said to lie in ruin, and a person who has lost everything is said to have come to ruin.
How RUIN is used
Very common in both literal contexts, such as old buildings, and figurative ones, such as financial or personal collapse.
- Tourists photographed the ancient ruin on the hillside.
- The scandal brought the company to complete ruin.
- Ivy grew thickly over the old ruin.
- Years of gambling led him toward financial ruin.
- The castle stood in ruin after the long siege.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUIN
19 longer words begin with RUIN.
Words ending in RUIN
1 words end in RUIN. Useful as a back hook: play RUIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUIN inside
14 words contain RUIN in the middle. Words that start with RUIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUIN
Common questions about RUIN
- Is RUIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUIN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUIN worth?
- RUIN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUIN mean?
- The physical remains of something that has collapsed or decayed, or a state of total destruction, downfall or financial disaster.
- What letters can be added to RUIN?
- RUIN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUIN:
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