RUNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RUNIC 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 RUNIC?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNIC is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNIC
No single letter turns RUNIC into another word.
How RUNIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does RUNIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Consisting of, written in, or relating to runes, the angular letters once used by Germanic and Norse peoples.
A runic inscription is carved rather than written with a pen, which is why the letters of the runic alphabet are made almost entirely of straight lines that are easy to cut into wood or stone. Runic writing was used across Scandinavia, Britain and other Germanic lands for over a thousand years, on everything from memorial stones to swords and jewellery, long before the Latin alphabet took over for everyday writing. Because runes were also believed to carry magical or protective power, the word runic still carries a faint sense of mystery even when it simply describes an old inscription in a museum case. Scholars today study runic texts to learn about early Germanic language and belief long before most of it was ever written down in Latin script.
How RUNIC is used
Used mainly in historical, archaeological and linguistic writing about early Germanic and Norse inscriptions.
- The museum displayed a runic stone found near an old burial mound.
- Scholars translated the runic inscription carved into the sword's blade.
- Tourists photographed the runic letters cut into the ancient monument.
- The novel used a runic alphabet to give its fantasy world an ancient feel.
- Archaeologists dated the runic carving to the early Viking Age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUNIC
The 5 tiles of RUNIC in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNIC
Common questions about RUNIC
- Is RUNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNIC, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNIC worth?
- RUNIC is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNIC mean?
- Consisting of, written in, or relating to runes, the angular letters once used by Germanic and Norse peoples.
- What letters can be added to RUNIC?
- No single letter can be added to RUNIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUNIC:
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