RUN is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. RUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUN is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about RUN
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move at a speed faster than walking.
Run has the longest entry of any verb in a large English dictionary — several hundred distinct senses — and it overtook set in the most recent revision. Most of those senses are about machines and businesses rather than about legs.
How RUN is used
Running. The past tense and participle differ.
- They run the shop between them and take no wages.
- The verb run has more senses than any other in English.
- The engine is running rough in the cold.
- A run of bad luck is a phrase and not a diagnosis.
- Running a business and running a mile share one word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUN
The 3 tiles of RUN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RUN
Showing 24 of 88 words that begin with RUN.
Words ending in RUN
11 words end in RUN. Useful as a back hook: play RUN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUN inside
Showing 24 of 311 words that contain RUN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUN
Common questions about RUN
- Is RUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUN worth?
- RUN is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUN mean?
- To move at a speed faster than walking.
- What letters can be added to RUN?
- RUN takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RUN:
Open RUN in the Word Finder