RAFT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RAFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAFT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAFT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about RAFT
- The same 4 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 RAFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat structure made of buoyant materials, used for floating or transport on water.
A raft is typically built by lashing together logs, planks, or inflatable tubes so the whole assembly stays afloat without a hull. Survivors of a shipwreck or explorers crossing a river often rely on a raft when no proper boat is available.
How RAFT is used
Also used loosely for any large, loosely assembled collection, as in a raft of complaints.
- They built a raft from fallen logs to cross the river.
- The survivors clung to a small raft for two days.
- Children paddled a rubber raft across the pool.
- A wooden raft drifted slowly downstream.
- Rescuers launched a raft to reach the stranded hikers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAFT
The 4 tiles of RAFT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAFT
13 longer words begin with RAFT.
Words ending in RAFT
Showing 24 of 68 words that end in RAFT. Useful as a back hook: play RAFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAFT inside
Showing 24 of 173 words that contain RAFT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAFT
Common questions about RAFT
- Is RAFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAFT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAFT worth?
- RAFT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAFT mean?
- A flat structure made of buoyant materials, used for floating or transport on water.
- What letters can be added to RAFT?
- RAFT takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAFT:
Open RAFT in the Word Finder