RACEWALK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RACEWALK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RACEWALK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RACEWALK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACEWALK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
racewalksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RACEWALK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RACEWALK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RACEWALK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RACEWALK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take part in a speed walking contest in which one foot must always touch the ground.
Athletes who racewalk must keep the front leg straight as it lands. Judges disqualify anyone who appears to run, so the technique looks quite different from jogging.
How RACEWALK is used
Racewalk is used for the athletics event and for the training behind it.
- She learned to racewalk at a local club.
- Athletes racewalk twenty kilometres in the Olympics.
- He used to racewalk before work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RACEWALK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RACEWALK
6 longer words begin with RACEWALK.
Shorter words from the letters in RACEWALK
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Common questions about RACEWALK
- Is RACEWALK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RACEWALK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RACEWALK worth?
- RACEWALK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RACEWALK mean?
- To take part in a speed walking contest in which one foot must always touch the ground.
- What letters can be added to RACEWALK?
- RACEWALK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RACEWALK:
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