RUTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RUTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUTILE?
| 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 RUTILE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUTILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rutilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUTILE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does RUTILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reddish-brown to black mineral consisting mainly of titanium dioxide, valued as a source of titanium and as a whitening pigment.
Rutile crystallises in slender, needle-like shapes and ranges in shade from deep brown to almost black, depending on trace impurities within the crystal. It is one of three natural forms of titanium dioxide, alongside anatase and brookite, but rutile is by far the most stable and the most commercially important of the three. Industry mines rutile mainly to supply the metal titanium and to make the bright white colourant used in paint, plastics, and paper. Welders also favour rutile-coated rods, since the mineral lets a weld run smoothly and evenly.
How RUTILE is used
Chiefly technical, appearing in geology, mining, and manufacturing rather than everyday speech.
- Miners extracted rutile from the beach sands for titanium production.
- The pigment factory relies on rutile for its brightest white paint.
- A vein of rutile crystals ran through the quartz.
- Welders often prefer rutile-coated rods for a smoother finish.
- Rutile, anatase, and brookite are the three natural forms of titanium dioxide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUTILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUTILE
1 longer words begin with RUTILE.
Shorter words from the letters in RUTILE
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Common questions about RUTILE
- Is RUTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUTILE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUTILE worth?
- RUTILE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUTILE mean?
- A reddish-brown to black mineral consisting mainly of titanium dioxide, valued as a source of titanium and as a whitening pigment.
- What letters can be added to RUTILE?
- RUTILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUTILE:
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