RUTABAGA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RUTABAGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUTABAGA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUTABAGA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUTABAGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rutabagasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUTABAGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RUTABAGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUTABAGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RUTABAGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large round root vegetable with yellowish flesh, grown for food.
Rutabaga is the American name for what British speakers call a swede. It is a cousin of the turnip and the cabbage and is often mashed or added to stews in cold weather.
How RUTABAGA is used
Rutabaga is the usual word in the United States and Canada; "swede" is the British equivalent.
- She peeled a rutabaga and cut it into cubes.
- Mashed rutabaga goes well with butter and pepper.
- The market stall sold carrots, beets and one huge rutabaga.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUTABAGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUTABAGA
1 longer words begin with RUTABAGA.
Shorter words from the letters in RUTABAGA
Showing 40 of 83. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about RUTABAGA
- Is RUTABAGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUTABAGA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUTABAGA worth?
- RUTABAGA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUTABAGA mean?
- A large round root vegetable with yellowish flesh, grown for food.
- What letters can be added to RUTABAGA?
- RUTABAGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RUTABAGA:
Open RUTABAGA in the Word Finder