RUNTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUNTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUNTINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUNTINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUNTINESS
No single letter turns RUNTINESS into another word.
How RUNTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RUNTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUNTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RUNTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being unusually small, stunted or undersized for one's kind.
Runtiness is mostly applied to the smallest animal in a litter or to underdeveloped plants. A hint of affection often sits behind it, as in the plucky little pup.
How RUNTINESS is used
Used informally of animals, plants and sometimes people who are small for their type.
- The runtiness of the piglet worried the farmer.
- Poor soil explained the runtiness of the seedlings.
- Despite its runtiness, the kitten climbed everything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUNTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUNTINESS
1 longer words begin with RUNTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RUNTINESS
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Common questions about RUNTINESS
- Is RUNTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUNTINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUNTINESS worth?
- RUNTINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUNTINESS mean?
- The quality of being unusually small, stunted or undersized for one's kind.
- What letters can be added to RUNTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to RUNTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RUNTINESS:
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