RAGTIME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RAGTIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAGTIME?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAGTIME is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAGTIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAGTIME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAGTIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,244.
What does RAGTIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of lively piano music with a syncopated melody over a steady beat, popular around the turn of the twentieth century.
Ragtime grew out of African American communities in the 1890s and later fed into early jazz. Scott Joplin is the composer most often linked with the style. Its off-beat melody against a regular bass pattern is what sets it apart.
How RAGTIME is used
Names a musical genre and the era of its popularity, mostly in talk about piano music.
- She played a ragtime tune on the old upright piano.
- Ragtime relies on a steady left hand under a bouncing right hand.
- The film used ragtime to set the mood of a cheerful saloon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAGTIME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAGTIME
The 7 tiles of RAGTIME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAGTIME
3 longer words begin with RAGTIME.
Shorter words from the letters in RAGTIME
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Common questions about RAGTIME
- Is RAGTIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAGTIME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAGTIME worth?
- RAGTIME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAGTIME mean?
- A style of lively piano music with a syncopated melody over a steady beat, popular around the turn of the twentieth century.
- What letters can be added to RAGTIME?
- RAGTIME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAGTIME:
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