RUTHENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RUTHENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUTHENIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUTHENIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUTHENIC
No single letter turns RUTHENIC into another word.
How RUTHENIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RUTHENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUTHENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RUTHENIC
- All 8 letters of RUTHENIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUTHENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or containing ruthenium, especially in a higher valence state.
Ruthenic is an older chemical term used for compounds in which ruthenium carries a higher charge than in the ruthenious ones. Modern texts usually name the oxidation state directly instead of using ruthenic.
How RUTHENIC is used
Used only in specialised chemistry, mostly in older texts.
- The textbook listed a ruthenic oxide among the compounds.
- A ruthenic salt dissolved in the solution.
- Older papers describe the ruthenic state of the metal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUTHENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RUTHENIC
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Common questions about RUTHENIC
- Is RUTHENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUTHENIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUTHENIC worth?
- RUTHENIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUTHENIC mean?
- Relating to or containing ruthenium, especially in a higher valence state.
- What letters can be added to RUTHENIC?
- No single letter can be added to RUTHENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RUTHENIC:
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