RUININGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. RUININGS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RUININGS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUININGS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUININGS
No single letter turns RUININGS into another word.
How RUININGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RUININGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUININGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of RUININGS
The 8 tiles of RUININGS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RUININGS
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Common questions about RUININGS
- Is RUININGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RUININGS is not in it.
- How many points is RUININGS worth?
- RUININGS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RUININGS?
- No single letter can be added to RUININGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RUININGS:
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