ARETE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARETE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARETE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aretesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARETE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,521.
What stands out about ARETE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 ARETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sharp, narrow ridge of rock that separates two glacially carved valleys or basins in mountainous terrain.
An arete forms when glaciers cut out the valleys lying on either side of a mountain ridge, leaving a thin, knife-like edge of rock standing between them. Climbers value an arete as a route offering dramatic drops on both sides at once, and mountaineering guides often name famous aretes among their classic routes. Geographers group the feature with cirques and horns as one of the standard shapes carved by glacial erosion.
How ARETE is used
A technical term from geography and mountaineering, used when describing glacially carved mountain ridges.
- Climbers followed the narrow arete to the summit.
- A knife-edged arete separated the two valleys.
- The guidebook rated the arete as a difficult scramble.
- Snow clung to the arete long after the valleys had cleared.
- Photographs show the arete cutting sharply against the sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARETE
The 5 tiles of ARETE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARETE
1 longer words begin with ARETE.
Words with ARETE inside
2 words contain ARETE in the middle. Words that start with ARETE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARETE
Common questions about ARETE
- Is ARETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARETE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARETE worth?
- ARETE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARETE mean?
- A sharp, narrow ridge of rock that separates two glacially carved valleys or basins in mountainous terrain.
- What letters can be added to ARETE?
- ARETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARETE:
Open ARETE in the Word Finder