RUNOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RUNOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNOFF?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNOFF is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
runoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUNOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUNOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does RUNOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Water or other liquid that drains off the surface of land, or an extra contest held to settle a tie or an inconclusive result.
After heavy rain, whatever the soil cannot soak up flows away as runoff, carrying silt, fertilizer and pollution into streams and drains. Planners therefore design gutters, ditches and retention ponds to manage runoff. In politics the word has a second life: when no candidate wins a clear majority in the first round, the two leaders may face each other in a runoff. Sports use it as well for a deciding race between competitors who finished level.
How RUNOFF is used
Used in environmental and engineering writing, and in election news.
- Spring runoff filled the creek well past its banks.
- The farm built a pond to catch runoff from the hillside.
- The two leading candidates will meet in a runoff next month.
- Chemical runoff from the field harmed the fish downstream.
- A runoff was needed to decide which sprinter took third place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUNOFF
1 longer words begin with RUNOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNOFF
Common questions about RUNOFF
- Is RUNOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNOFF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNOFF worth?
- RUNOFF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNOFF mean?
- Water or other liquid that drains off the surface of land, or an extra contest held to settle a tie or an inconclusive result.
- What letters can be added to RUNOFF?
- RUNOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUNOFF:
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