RAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAKE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAKE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does RAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long-handled garden tool with tines, used to gather leaves or level soil.
A gardener drags the rake across the ground to collect loose material such as fallen leaves or grass clippings. Rakes come in different designs, including wide leaf rakes and narrow-tined garden rakes for breaking up soil.
How RAKE is used
Countable noun; refers to the physical garden tool rather than other senses.
- He used a rake to gather the fallen leaves.
- The tines of the rake were bent from heavy use.
- She leaned the rake against the shed wall.
- A metal rake worked better on the gravel path.
- The gardener raked leaves with a wooden rake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAKE
The 4 tiles of RAKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAKE
18 longer words begin with RAKE.
Words ending in RAKE
Showing 24 of 26 words that end in RAKE. Useful as a back hook: play RAKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAKE inside
Showing 24 of 64 words that contain RAKE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAKE
Common questions about RAKE
- Is RAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAKE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAKE worth?
- RAKE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAKE mean?
- A long-handled garden tool with tines, used to gather leaves or level soil.
- What letters can be added to RAKE?
- RAKE takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAKE:
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