RACK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RACK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RACK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RACK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does RACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A framework for holding or storing things.
The rack of torture and the rack of lamb are the same word, from the idea of stretching. Rack and ruin is a different word entirely, a variant of wrack, and the confusion between them is four hundred years old.
How RACK is used
Countable. Also a verb: racked, racking.
- A rack of that width will not go through the door.
- The rack of torture and a rack of lamb are one word.
- They racked their brains and produced nothing.
- Rack and ruin uses a different word altogether.
- Two racks in a kitchen built for one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RACK
The 4 tiles of RACK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RACK
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with RACK.
Words ending in RACK
Showing 24 of 55 words that end in RACK. Useful as a back hook: play RACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with RACK inside
Showing 24 of 217 words that contain RACK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RACK
Common questions about RACK
- Is RACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RACK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RACK worth?
- RACK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RACK mean?
- A framework for holding or storing things.
- What letters can be added to RACK?
- RACK takes 7 hooks: 6 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RACK:
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