RAISE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAISE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAISE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAISE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What stands out about RAISE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 RAISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lift, move or set something upward, or to increase its level, amount or intensity.
Raise is one of the most ordinary verbs in English and covers a wide range of physical and figurative actions, from lifting a hand to raising a question in conversation. It can describe increasing a quantity, such as raising a price or raising one's voice, or bringing something into being, such as raising children or raising money for a cause. The word is often confused with rise, but raise always takes a direct object, since something or someone must do the raising to something else.
How RAISE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing, used both literally, for lifting objects, and figuratively, for increasing amounts or bringing up topics.
- Please raise your hand if you have a question.
- The company plans to raise prices next month.
- They worked hard to raise money for the shelter.
- She wanted to raise the issue at the next meeting.
- He helped raise the flag at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAISE
The 5 tiles of RAISE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RAISE
5 longer words begin with RAISE.
Words ending in RAISE
19 words end in RAISE. Useful as a back hook: play RAISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAISE inside
Showing 24 of 73 words that contain RAISE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAISE
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Common questions about RAISE
- Is RAISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAISE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAISE worth?
- RAISE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAISE mean?
- To lift, move or set something upward, or to increase its level, amount or intensity.
- What letters can be added to RAISE?
- RAISE takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAISE:
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