RUNG is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RUNG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNG?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUNG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does RUNG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; more generally, a level in a hierarchy such as a career or social structure.
A rung is one bar of a ladder that a person steps on to climb higher. The same image is used for a level of a career or a social scale, as in reaching the top rung.
How RUNG is used
Common in both literal descriptions of ladders and figurative talk about careers or status.
- He gripped the top rung of the ladder tightly.
- One rung had come loose and wobbled underfoot.
- She climbed another rung on the corporate ladder this year.
- The lowest rung of the ladder was covered in mud.
- Losing that promotion set him back a rung or two.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUNG
The 4 tiles of RUNG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUNG
3 longer words begin with RUNG.
Words ending in RUNG
17 words end in RUNG. Useful as a back hook: play RUNG onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUNG inside
12 words contain RUNG in the middle. Words that start with RUNG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNG
Common questions about RUNG
- Is RUNG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNG, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNG worth?
- RUNG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNG mean?
- A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; more generally, a level in a hierarchy such as a career or social structure.
- What letters can be added to RUNG?
- RUNG takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUNG:
Open RUNG in the Word Finder