Is Run a Scrabble Word? Yes

Yes, "run" is a valid word in Scrabble, worth 3 points. The letter R, U, and N each have a value of 1 in this word. It is a commonly used word and can be easily formed with just a few letters. Scrabble players often try to use the letters they have to make high-scoring words, but sometimes a simple word like "run" can be just as valuable. So, if you have the letters R, U, and N on your Scrabble rack, don't hesitate to play "run" and earn those 3 points.

Definition for the word Run.

• a small stream (noun)
• have a particular form (verb)
  "the story or argument runs as follows"
• perform as expected when applied (verb)
  "Does this old car still run well?"
• compete in a race (verb)
  "he is running the Marathon this year"
• become undone (verb)
• a row of unravelled stitches (noun)
  "she got a run in her stocking"
• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely (noun)
  "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"
• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position (verb)
  "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb)
  "Her nylons were running"
• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. (verb)
  "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
• extend or continue for a certain period of time (verb)
  "The film runs 5 hours"
• a race between candidates for elective office (noun)
  "he is raising money for a Senate run"
• include as the content; broadcast or publicize (verb)
• pass over, across, or through (verb)
• the act of testing something (noun)
• travel a route regularly (verb)
• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine (verb)
  "run a new program on the Mac"
• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb)
  "If you see this man, run!"
• cause something to pass or lead somewhere (verb)
• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb)
  "These dresses run small"
• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (verb)
  "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace (noun)
  "he broke into a run"
• cause to emit recorded audio or video (verb)
• keep company (verb)
  "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring"
• change or be different within limits (verb)
  "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"
• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor (verb)
• continue to exist (verb)
• a race run on foot (noun)
  "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
• an unbroken series of events (noun)
  "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating (verb)
• the pouring forth of a fluid (noun)
• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (noun)
  "the defensive line braced to stop the run"
• be diffused (verb)
  "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
• move along, of liquids (verb)
• progress by being changed (verb)
  "run through your presentation before the meeting"
• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb)
  "The dogs are running deer"
• an unbroken chronological sequence (noun)
  "the play had a long run on Broadway"
• a regular trip (noun)
  "the ship made its run in record time"
• a short trip (noun)
  "take a run into town"
• be affected by; be subjected to (verb)
  "run a temperature"
• be operating, running or functioning (verb)
  "The car is still running--turn it off!"
• carry out (verb)
  "run an errand"
• cause an animal to move fast (verb)
  "run the dogs"
• cause to perform (verb)
  "run a subject"
• change from one state to another (verb)
  "run amok"
• cover by running; run a certain distance (verb)
• make without a miss (verb)
• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way (verb)
  "who are these people running around in the building?"
• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time (verb)
  "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"
• occur persistently (verb)
  "Musical talent runs in the family"
• run with the ball; in such sports as football (verb)
• sail before the wind (verb)
• set animals loose to graze (verb)
• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation (noun)
  "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) (noun)
  "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint"
• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means (verb)
  "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there"
• unrestricted freedom to use (noun)
  "he has the run of the house"

Scrabble Point Value of Run: 3 Points

Words with Friends Point Value of Run: 5 Points

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