RUTTING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RUTTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUTTING?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUTTING is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUTTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ruttingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUTTING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUTTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does RUTTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The yearly period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, when males compete for females.
The rutting season is when stags roar and clash antlers, and it is a favourite subject for wildlife watchers. The same word can also describe the forming of deep tracks by wheels in soft ground.
How RUTTING is used
Writers on nature use rutting for the breeding season of deer, and for wheel tracks in mud.
- The park closes its trails during the rutting season.
- The sound of rutting stags carried across the valley.
- Heavy lorries caused rutting along the muddy lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUTTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUTTING
1 longer words begin with RUTTING.
Shorter words from the letters in RUTTING
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Common questions about RUTTING
- Is RUTTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUTTING, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUTTING worth?
- RUTTING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUTTING mean?
- The yearly period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, when males compete for females.
- What letters can be added to RUTTING?
- RUTTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUTTING:
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