RUNNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RUNNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNNEL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNNEL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNNEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNNEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUNNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What does RUNNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small stream or narrow channel of water, especially one running across a beach, field, or gutter.
Runnel comes from the same root as run and names the thinnest possible course that moving water carves into a surface, whether trickling down sand, sliding along the edge of a road, or threading through open ground. It is closely related to runlet, an older variant for the same kind of minor watercourse, though runnel remains the form in ordinary use today. Nature writers and geographers favour runnel over generic terms like brook or trickle because it specifically suggests a shallow course rather than a substantial waterway. The word can also describe any thin flow of liquid other than water, such as a runnel of melted wax.
How RUNNEL is used
Common in descriptive and nature writing for a small, shallow watercourse.
- A runnel of rainwater ran along the gutter after the storm.
- The tide left a runnel snaking across the wet sand.
- Melted wax formed a runnel down the side of the candle.
- Sheep had worn a runnel into the hillside path.
- A narrow runnel carried meltwater away from the glacier's edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNNEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUNNEL
1 longer words begin with RUNNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNNEL
Common questions about RUNNEL
- Is RUNNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNNEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNNEL worth?
- RUNNEL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNNEL mean?
- A small stream or narrow channel of water, especially one running across a beach, field, or gutter.
- What letters can be added to RUNNEL?
- RUNNEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUNNEL:
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