RAITA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAITA 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 RAITA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAITA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAITA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raitasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAITA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAITA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about RAITA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 RAITA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A cold side dish of yoghurt mixed with vegetables, herbs or spices, served alongside spicy food.
Raita comes from South Asian cuisine, where its cooling, mild flavour balances hot curries and grilled meats. Cooks commonly stir in grated cucumber, onion, mint or roasted cumin, though the exact mixture varies from region to region and household to household. The dish has become familiar well beyond South Asia and now appears on menus wherever Indian food is served.
How RAITA is used
Used in cooking and on menus, especially alongside spicy South Asian dishes, to describe the yoghurt-based side.
- She served cucumber raita alongside the biryani.
- A bowl of raita cooled the heat of the curry.
- He mixed mint into the raita for extra flavour.
- The restaurant offers three kinds of raita with its grills.
- Cool raita is the perfect match for a fiery vindaloo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAITA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAITA
The 5 tiles of RAITA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RAITA
1 longer words begin with RAITA.
Shorter words from the letters in RAITA
Common questions about RAITA
- Is RAITA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAITA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAITA worth?
- RAITA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAITA mean?
- A cold side dish of yoghurt mixed with vegetables, herbs or spices, served alongside spicy food.
- What letters can be added to RAITA?
- RAITA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAITA:
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