URNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. URNING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
u1r1n1i1n1g2
Depends on the listURNING · 6 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
5hooks available
1 in 122,639odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept URNING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.17
Hooks 25%5
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful URNING is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URNING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URNING scores
Scrabble u1r1n1i1n1g2 7
Words with Friends u2r1n2i1n2g3 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in URNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,639.
Words starting with URNING
1 longer words begin with URNING.
Shorter words from the letters in URNING
ruing6 unrig6 inrun5 inurn5 ginn5 girn5 grin5 gurn5 ring5 rung5 ruin4 gin4 gnu4 gun4 gur4 ing4 nug4 rig4 rug4 inn3 nun3 nur3 rin3 run3 uni3 urn3 gi3 gu3 ug3 in2 nu2 un2 ur2
Common questions about URNING
- Is URNING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URNING, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URNING worth?
- URNING is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to URNING?
- URNING takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of URNING:
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