Is RINGTAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RINGTAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RINGTAILS mean?
Ringtails is a form of RINGTAIL.
- noun
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- noun
North American raccoon
- noun
monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
- noun
an immature golden eagle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RINGTAILS
RINGTAILS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RINGTAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- railings9
- ringtail9
- starling9
- tailings9
- trailing9
- trialing9
- airings8
- airting8
- arising8
- artigis8
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- intagli8
- lairing8
- lasting8
- listing8
- nilgais8
- railing8
- raising8
- ratings8
- sailing8
- salting8
- silting8
- slating8
- staling8
- staring8
- strigil8
- tailing8
- tilings8
- tirling8
- liatris7
- nitrils7
- ratlins7
- ailing7
- airing7
- algins7
- aligns7
- argils7
- artigi7
- atigis7
- gainst7
- gaslit7
- giants7
- glairs7
- glints7
- gnarls7
- grails7
- grains7
- grants7
- gratin7
- gratis7
- isling7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- nilgai7
- rasing7
- rating7
- riling7
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