RACHETING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. RACHETING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept RACHETING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RACHETING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACHETING
No single letter turns RACHETING into another word.
How RACHETING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RACHETING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RACHETING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RACHETING
- All 9 letters of RACHETING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RACHETING mean in Scrabble?
RACHETING is the -ing form (present participle) of RACHET.
RACHET(noun) — A mechanism of a toothed wheel and a catch that lets something turn in one direction only.
Shorter words from the letters in RACHETING
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Common questions about RACHETING
- Is RACHETING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RACHETING is not in it.
- How many points is RACHETING worth?
- RACHETING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RACHETING?
- No single letter can be added to RACHETING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RACHETING:
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