RACKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RACKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RACKLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RACKLE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RACKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RACKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about RACKLE
- The same 6 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 RACKLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Bold, rash and rough in manner or speech, or sturdy and robust in build.
This is a Scots word, and it is met mainly in older dialect writing rather than in everyday speech. A rackle person acts without much thought for the consequences, and a rackle remark is blunt and unpolished. Used of objects, it can instead mean strongly made. Because it is so regional, most readers will only come across it in poetry or in dictionaries of Scots.
How RACKLE is used
Scots dialect; rare outside literary or historical Scottish writing.
- The rackle lad rushed into the quarrel without a second thought.
- He gave a rackle answer that offended the whole room.
- A rackle old gate kept the sheep in all winter.
- The poet praised the rackle spirit of the fishing folk.
- Her rackle manner made her few friends among the polite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RACKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RACKLE
The 6 tiles of RACKLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RACKLE
1 longer words begin with RACKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RACKLE
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Common questions about RACKLE
- Is RACKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RACKLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RACKLE worth?
- RACKLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RACKLE mean?
- Bold, rash and rough in manner or speech, or sturdy and robust in build.
- What letters can be added to RACKLE?
- RACKLE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RACKLE:
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