RIFLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIFLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIFLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIFLE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIFLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIFLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIFLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about RIFLE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RIFLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A firearm with a long barrel that has spiral grooves cut inside it to spin the bullet and improve accuracy, typically fired from the shoulder.
The word rifle comes from the spiral grooves, or rifling, cut into the barrel, which make the bullet spin and fly straighter over long distances than one fired from a smooth barrel. Rifles are used for hunting, target shooting, sport competition, and military service, and they range from single-shot hunting weapons to automatic military models. As a verb, rifle can also mean to search through something quickly and often carelessly while looking for something to take.
How RIFLE is used
Countable noun for the firearm; also used as a verb meaning to search hurriedly through belongings, as in rifle through a drawer.
- The hunter carried a rifle slung over his shoulder.
- Soldiers cleaned their rifles before the inspection.
- He kept an old hunting rifle locked in the cabinet.
- Someone had rifled through the desk looking for the keys.
- The marksman adjusted the scope on her rifle before the match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIFLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIFLE
The 5 tiles of RIFLE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RIFLE
10 longer words begin with RIFLE.
Words ending in RIFLE
1 words end in RIFLE. Useful as a back hook: play RIFLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIFLE inside
5 words contain RIFLE in the middle. Words that start with RIFLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIFLE
Common questions about RIFLE
- Is RIFLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIFLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIFLE worth?
- RIFLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIFLE mean?
- A firearm with a long barrel that has spiral grooves cut inside it to spin the bullet and improve accuracy, typically fired from the shoulder.
- What letters can be added to RIFLE?
- RIFLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIFLE:
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