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RUNE

4 letters, 4 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What RUNE Means

  1. noun: any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages“each rune had its own magical significance”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RUNE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 U1 N1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In RUNE

14 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (7)

Longer Words Containing RUNE

RUNE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.