RUINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RUINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUINOUS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUINOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUINOUS
No single letter turns RUINOUS into another word.
How RUINOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does RUINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing or likely to cause ruin, or falling into ruins.
Ruinous is often paired with money, as in prices or interest rates that no one can afford. It can also describe a building that is crumbling away.
How RUINOUS is used
Used in finance, politics and descriptions of decay.
- The loan carried ruinous rates of interest.
- A ruinous war drained the treasury.
- They passed a ruinous old barn at the edge of the field.
- The decision proved ruinous for the small firm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUINOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUINOUS
The 7 tiles of RUINOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUINOUS
3 longer words begin with RUINOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in RUINOUS
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Common questions about RUINOUS
- Is RUINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUINOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUINOUS worth?
- RUINOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUINOUS mean?
- Causing or likely to cause ruin, or falling into ruins.
- What letters can be added to RUINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to RUINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUINOUS:
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