RUNKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RUNKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNKLE?
| 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 RUNKLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUNKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does RUNKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To wrinkle or crease something, as cloth or paper.
Runkle is a Scots and northern English word that sounds close to rumple and carries almost the same idea. It is rarely met outside regional writing and older dialect collections. The noun means the wrinkle or crease itself, as in a runkle in a sleeve.
How RUNKLE is used
Regional and rare; the standard word is rumple.
- The damp air made the paper runkle at the corners.
- Her old coat began to runkle after the long journey.
- A deep runkle ran across the linen.
- Do not runkle the letter in your pocket.
- The sleeve would runkle whenever she sat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUNKLE
The 6 tiles of RUNKLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUNKLE
2 longer words begin with RUNKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNKLE
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Common questions about RUNKLE
- Is RUNKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNKLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNKLE worth?
- RUNKLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNKLE mean?
- To wrinkle or crease something, as cloth or paper.
- What letters can be added to RUNKLE?
- RUNKLE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUNKLE:
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