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Words containing RAN

Words that have the letters RAN in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,855 playable words containing RAN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is AGGRANDIZEMENTS. The highest-scoring is TRANQUILLIZING, worth 32 points.

  • TRANSFORMATION19
  • GRANDFATHER18
  • TRANSFORMING18
  • APPEARANCES17
  • EXTRANEOUS17
  • GRANDMOTHER17
  • TRANSFORMED17
  • APPEARANCE16
  • TRANSFERRING16
  • ARRANGEMENTS15
  • FRANKLY15
  • GUARANTEEING15
  • TRANSFERRED15
  • TRANSFORMS15
  • TRANSMISSIONS15
  • TRANSMITTING15
  • TRANSPORTING15
  • ARRANGEMENT14

Highest-scoring words containing RAN

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • TRANQUILLIZING32
  • TRANQUILIZING31
  • TRANQUILLIZED31
  • TRANQUILLIZERS31
  • METHOXYFLURANES31
  • TRANQUILIZED30
  • TRANQUILIZERS30
  • TRANQUILLIZER30
  • TRANQUILLIZES30
  • METHOXYFLURANE30
  • TRANQUILIZER29
  • TRANQUILIZES29

3-letter words containing RAN (1)

  • RAN3

4-letter words containing RAN (7)

  • BRAN6
  • GRAN5
  • RAND5
  • RANG5
  • RANI4
  • RANK7
  • RANT4

5-letter words containing RAN (37)

  • BRAND8
  • BRANK10
  • BRANS7
  • BRANT7
  • BURAN8
  • CRANE7
  • CRANK10
  • DRANK9
  • FRANC10
  • FRANK11
  • FURAN9
  • GRANA6
  • GRAND7
  • GRANS6
  • GRANT6
  • LORAN5
  • ORANG6
  • PRANG8
  • PRANK10
  • PYRAN9
  • RANCE7
  • RANCH9
  • RANDS6
  • RANDY8
  • RANEE5
  • RANGE6
  • RANGY8
  • RANID6
  • RANIS5
  • RANKS8
  • RANTS5
  • RERAN5
  • SARAN5
  • TRANK8
  • TRANQ13
  • TRANS5
  • WRANG9

6-letter words containing RAN (77)

  • ARRANT6
  • BRANCH12
  • BRANDS9
  • BRANDY11
  • BRANKS11
  • BRANNY10
  • BURANS9
  • CRANCH12
  • CRANED9
  • CRANES8
  • CRANKS11
  • CRANKY13
  • CRANNY10
  • CURRAN9
  • ERRAND7
  • ERRANT6
  • FRANCS11
  • FRANKS12
  • FURANE10
  • FURANS10
  • GRANDS8
  • GRANGE8
  • GRANNY9
  • GRANTS7
  • GRANUM10
  • JURANT15
  • ORANGE7
  • ORANGY9
  • OUTRAN7
  • PARANG9
  • PRANCE10
  • PRANGS9
  • PRANKS11
  • PURANA9
  • PYRANS10
  • RANCHO10
  • RANCID9
  • RANCOR8
  • RANDOM9
  • RANGED8
  • RANGER7
  • RANGES7
  • RANKED10
  • RANKER9
  • RANKLE9
  • RANKLY11
  • RANSOM8
  • RANTED7
  • RANTER6
  • SHRANK11
  • SOVRAN10
  • SPRANG9
  • STRAND7
  • TRANCE8
  • TRANKS9
  • TRANQS14
  • TYRANT8
  • URANIC9
  • URANYL9
  • WRANGS10

The 60 most common shown, 17 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing RAN (144)

  • ARRANGE8
  • BRANDED11
  • CRANING10
  • CRANIUM12
  • CRANKED13
  • CURRANT10
  • DERANGE9
  • ENTRANT7
  • ERRANDS8
  • FRANKED14
  • FRANKER13
  • FRANKLY15
  • FRANTIC12
  • GRANARY10
  • GRANDER9
  • GRANDLY11
  • GRANDMA11
  • GRANDPA11
  • GRANITE8
  • GRANOLA8
  • GRANTED9
  • GRANULE9
  • HYDRANT12
  • MIGRANT10
  • OPERAND10
  • ORANGES8
  • OUTRANK11
  • OVERRAN11
  • PIRANHA11
  • PRANCED12
  • PRANCER11
  • PRANCES11
  • RANCHED12
  • RANCHER11
  • RANCHES11
  • RANCOUR10
  • RANGERS8
  • RANGING9
  • RANKEST10
  • RANKING11
  • RANKLED11
  • RANKLES10
  • RANSACK12
  • RANSOMS9
  • RANTING8
  • SOPRANO9
  • SPORRAN9
  • STRANDS8
  • STRANGE8
  • TRANCES9
  • TRANSIT7
  • TYRANNY11
  • TYRANTS9
  • URANIUM11
  • VAGRANT12
  • VERANDA12
  • VETERAN11
  • VIBRANT13
  • WARRANT10
  • WRANGLE11

The 60 most common shown, 84 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing RAN (229)

  • ARRANGED10
  • ARRANGES9
  • ASPIRANT10
  • BRANCHED15
  • BRANCHES14
  • BRANDIED12
  • BRANDIES11
  • BRANDING12
  • BRANDISH13
  • CRANIUMS13
  • CRANKIER13
  • CRANKING14
  • CURRANTS11
  • DERANGED11
  • DERANGES10
  • EMIGRANT11
  • ENTRANCE10
  • FLAGRANT12
  • FRAGRANT12
  • FRANKEST14
  • FRANKING15
  • GERANIUM12
  • GRANDEST10
  • GRANDEUR11
  • GRANDSON10
  • GRANTING10
  • GRANULAR10
  • GRANULES10
  • HARANGUE12
  • HYDRANTS13
  • IGNORANT9
  • MEMBRANE14
  • MIGRANTS11
  • OPERANDS11
  • PARANOIA10
  • PARANOID11
  • PIRANHAS12
  • PRANCING13
  • QUADRANT18
  • RANCHERS12
  • RANCHING13
  • RANDOMLY13
  • RANKLING12
  • RANSACKS13
  • RANSOMED11
  • SOPRANOS10
  • STRANDED10
  • STRANGER9
  • TOLERANT8
  • TRANQUIL17
  • TRANSFER11
  • TRANSMIT10
  • VAGRANTS13
  • VERANDAS13
  • VETERANS12
  • WARRANTS11
  • WARRANTY13
  • WRANGLED13
  • WRANGLER12
  • WRANGLES12

The 60 most common shown, 169 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing RAN (244)

  • ARRANGING11
  • ASPIRANTS11
  • ASSURANCE12
  • BOOMERANG14
  • BRANCHING16
  • BRANDYING15
  • CLEARANCE13
  • CRANBERRY15
  • CRANKIEST14
  • DEODORANT11
  • DERANGING12
  • EMIGRANTS12
  • ENDURANCE13
  • ENTRANCED12
  • ENTRANCES11
  • EXUBERANT18
  • FRAGRANCE15
  • FRANCHISE16
  • GERANIUMS13
  • GRANDIOSE11
  • GRANDSONS11
  • GUARANTEE11
  • GUARANTOR11
  • HARANGUED14
  • HARANGUES13
  • HINDRANCE14
  • IGNORANCE12
  • IMMIGRANT14
  • INSURANCE12
  • MEMBRANES15
  • ORANGUTAN11
  • PARANOIDS12
  • QUADRANTS19
  • RANCOROUS12
  • RANSACKED15
  • RANSOMING12
  • REARRANGE10
  • SEVERANCE15
  • STRANDING11
  • STRANGELY12
  • STRANGEST10
  • STRANGLED11
  • TOLERANCE11
  • TRANSACTS11
  • TRANSCEND12
  • TRANSFERS12
  • TRANSFORM14
  • TRANSIENT9
  • TRANSLATE9
  • TRANSMITS11
  • TRANSPIRE11
  • TRANSPORT11
  • TRANSPOSE11
  • TYRANNIES11
  • TYRANNISE11
  • TYRANNIZE19
  • UTTERANCE12
  • WARRANTED13
  • WRANGLERS13
  • WRANGLING14

The 60 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing RAN (257)

  • APPEARANCE16
  • ASSURANCES13
  • BOOMERANGS15
  • BRANDISHED16
  • BRANDISHES15
  • CLEARANCES14
  • DEODORANTS12
  • ENTRANCING13
  • EXTRANEOUS17
  • EXUBERANCE21
  • FLAGRANTLY16
  • FRAGRANCES16
  • FRANCHISED18
  • FRANCHISES17
  • GRANDCHILD17
  • GRANDSTAND13
  • GUARANTEED13
  • GUARANTEES12
  • GUARANTORS12
  • HARANGUING15
  • HINDRANCES15
  • IMMIGRANTS15
  • INSURANCES13
  • MEMORANDUM18
  • ORANGUTANS12
  • QUADRANGLE21
  • QUARANTINE19
  • RANDOMNESS13
  • RANSACKING16
  • REARRANGED12
  • REARRANGES11
  • RESTAURANT11
  • SEVERANCES16
  • STRANGLING12
  • TEMPERANCE16
  • TOLERANCES12
  • TRANQUILER19
  • TRANSACTED13
  • TRANSCENDS13
  • TRANSCRIBE14
  • TRANSCRIPT14
  • TRANSFORMS15
  • TRANSITION10
  • TRANSITIVE14
  • TRANSITORY12
  • TRANSLATED11
  • TRANSLATES10
  • TRANSLATOR10
  • TRANSPIRED13
  • TRANSPIRES12
  • TRANSPORTS12
  • TRANSPOSED13
  • TRANSVERSE14
  • TYRANNICAL14
  • TYRANNISED13
  • TYRANNIZED21
  • TYRANNIZES20
  • UTTERANCES13
  • WARRANTIES13
  • WARRANTING14

The 60 most common shown, 197 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing RAN (260)

  • AGGRANDIZED23
  • AGGRANDIZES22
  • APPEARANCES17
  • ARRANGEMENT14
  • BOOMERANGED17
  • BRANDISHING17
  • CRANBERRIES15
  • DELIVERANCE18
  • ENCUMBRANCE20
  • EXUBERANTLY22
  • FORBEARANCE18
  • FRANCHISING19
  • FRANKFURTER21
  • FRANTICALLY18
  • GRANDFATHER18
  • GRANDMOTHER17
  • GRANDPARENT15
  • GRANDSTANDS14
  • INTOLERANCE13
  • MEMORANDUMS19
  • POMEGRANATE16
  • QUADRANGLES22
  • QUARANTINED21
  • QUARANTINES20
  • RANDOMIZING23
  • REARRANGING13
  • REASSURANCE14
  • REMEMBRANCE19
  • RESTAURANTS12
  • STRANGENESS12
  • TRANQUILEST20
  • TRANQUILITY22
  • TRANQUILIZE28
  • TRANSACTING14
  • TRANSACTION13
  • TRANSCENDED15
  • TRANSCRIBED16
  • TRANSCRIBES15
  • TRANSCRIPTS15
  • TRANSFERRED15
  • TRANSFORMED17
  • TRANSFORMER16
  • TRANSFUSION15
  • TRANSISTORS11
  • TRANSITIONS11
  • TRANSLATING12
  • TRANSLATION11
  • TRANSLATORS11
  • TRANSLUCENT14
  • TRANSMITTED14
  • TRANSMITTER13
  • TRANSPARENT13
  • TRANSPIRING14
  • TRANSPLANTS13
  • TRANSPORTED14
  • TRANSPOSING14
  • TRANSVERSES15
  • TYRANNISING14
  • TYRANNIZING22
  • UNWARRANTED16

The 60 most common shown, 200 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing RAN (229)

  • AGGRANDIZING24
  • ARRANGEMENTS15
  • BOOMERANGING18
  • DISFRANCHISE20
  • ENCUMBRANCES21
  • ENFRANCHISED20
  • ENFRANCHISES19
  • ESTRANGEMENT15
  • EXPECTORANTS22
  • EXTRANEOUSLY21
  • FRANKFURTERS22
  • FRANKINCENSE20
  • GRANDFATHERS19
  • GRANDMOTHERS18
  • GRANDPARENTS16
  • GRANDSTANDED16
  • GUARANTEEING15
  • INTEMPERANCE18
  • INTRANSITIVE16
  • PERSEVERANCE20
  • POMEGRANATES17
  • PREPONDERANT17
  • PROTUBERANCE19
  • QUADRANGULAR24
  • QUARANTINING22
  • REAPPEARANCE18
  • REASSURANCES15
  • RECALCITRANT16
  • REMEMBRANCES20
  • SUBTERRANEAN15
  • TRANQUILIZED30
  • TRANQUILIZER29
  • TRANQUILIZES29
  • TRANQUILLITY23
  • TRANSACTIONS14
  • TRANSCEIVERS18
  • TRANSCENDING16
  • TRANSCRIBING17
  • TRANSFERABLE17
  • TRANSFERRING16
  • TRANSFIGURED18
  • TRANSFORMERS17
  • TRANSFORMING18
  • TRANSFUSIONS16
  • TRANSGRESSED14
  • TRANSGRESSES13
  • TRANSITIONAL12
  • TRANSITIVELY18
  • TRANSLATIONS12
  • TRANSMISSION14
  • TRANSMITTERS14
  • TRANSMITTING15
  • TRANSPARENCY18
  • TRANSPLANTED15
  • TRANSPORTING15
  • TRANSSEXUALS19
  • TRANSSHIPPED19
  • TRANSVERSELY18
  • TRANSVESTISM18
  • TYRANNICALLY18

The 60 most common shown, 169 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,855 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are containing RAN. Most of them, 260, have 11 letters. 111 start with RAN, 53 end with it and 1,692 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing RAN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,855 words containing RAN, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing RAN?

TRANQUILLIZING, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: TRANQUILIZING (31), TRANQUILLIZED (31) and TRANQUILLIZERS (31).

What are the most common words containing RAN?

TRANSFORMATION, GRANDFATHER, TRANSFORMING, APPEARANCES, EXTRANEOUS and GRANDMOTHER. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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