ARISE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARISE 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 ARISE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARISE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARISE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What stands out about ARISE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 ARISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To come into being, appear, or make itself known, or literally to get up from lying or sitting.
Arise covers both the literal sense of standing up from bed or a seat and the broader figurative sense of a problem, opportunity or feeling coming into existence. Formal and older English often prefers arise where casual speech would just say happen or start, which gives a sentence built with arise a slightly elevated tone. The word also turns up in set phrases and older translations, such as calls to arise and greet the day.
How ARISE is used
Common in both everyday and formal writing, covering literal rising and the more frequent figurative sense of a situation coming into being.
- A problem might arise if the deadline slips.
- She would arise before dawn to prepare breakfast.
- New opportunities can arise from unexpected setbacks.
- Doubts began to arise about the plan's cost.
- He was told to arise and greet the guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARISE
The 5 tiles of ARISE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ARISE
2 longer words begin with ARISE.
Words ending in ARISE
Showing 24 of 50 words that end in ARISE. Useful as a back hook: play ARISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARISE inside
Showing 24 of 134 words that contain ARISE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARISE
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Common questions about ARISE
- Is ARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARISE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARISE worth?
- ARISE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARISE mean?
- To come into being, appear, or make itself known, or literally to get up from lying or sitting.
- What letters can be added to ARISE?
- ARISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARISE:
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