RUNLET is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RUNLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNLET?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNLET is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
runletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUNLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does RUNLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A small stream, or a small cask used for wine or beer.
Runlet names two quite different everyday objects that share only their modest scale. As a watercourse, a runlet is narrower than a proper brook or runnel, often no more than a trickle crossing a hillside or a stretch of sand. As a vessel, a runlet is a little barrel that ships once carried across the sea, holding drink or other liquid cargo, a sense closer to the related word rundlet. Both meanings are old and now appear mostly in descriptive or historical writing rather than everyday speech.
How RUNLET is used
Uncommon outside descriptive nature writing and older texts about casks and barrels.
- A thin runlet of water cut through the dunes toward the sea.
- The ship's hold carried several runlets of wine for the voyage.
- Rain had carved a runlet down the middle of the path.
- He filled a small runlet with cider from the barrel.
- The runlet dried up completely by midsummer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUNLET
1 longer words begin with RUNLET.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNLET
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Common questions about RUNLET
- Is RUNLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNLET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNLET worth?
- RUNLET is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNLET mean?
- A small stream, or a small cask used for wine or beer.
- What letters can be added to RUNLET?
- RUNLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUNLET:
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