RUNNER is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RUNNER 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 RUNNER?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNNER is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNNER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
runnersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNNER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUNNER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 110,375.
What stands out about RUNNER
- RUNNER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUNNER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who runs, especially as a sport, or a long narrow strip of carpet or fabric.
A runner is most often a person who runs, whether competing in a race or simply moving fast on foot, but English has stretched the word to name several things that share the idea of moving along a fixed line. A carpet runner is a long, narrow strip laid down a hallway or staircase, tracing the path someone would walk. Gardeners call the trailing stems that strawberries and other plants send out along the ground runners too, since each one runs outward from the parent plant and can take root to form a new one. Sports writers also use runner for a horse entered in a particular race, extending the athletic sense beyond people.
How RUNNER is used
Very common; the athletic sense is the most frequent, with the carpet and plant senses met mainly in gardening and interior decorating.
- The runner crossed the finish line just ahead of the pack.
- A red carpet runner led guests down the hallway.
- The strawberry plant sent out three runners by midsummer.
- Only six runners were entered in the final race.
- She laid a narrow runner along the length of the stairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNNER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUNNER
1 longer words begin with RUNNER.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNNER
Common questions about RUNNER
- Is RUNNER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNNER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNNER worth?
- RUNNER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNNER mean?
- A person who runs, especially as a sport, or a long narrow strip of carpet or fabric.
- What letters can be added to RUNNER?
- RUNNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUNNER:
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