RAKU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAKU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAKU?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAKU is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAKU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rakusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAKU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAKU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does RAKU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese style of hand-shaped, low-fired pottery, traditionally used for tea ceremony bowls.
Raku ware is removed from the kiln while still glowing hot and cooled rapidly, which produces distinctive crackled glazes and irregular textures. The technique developed in Japan and later inspired potters in other countries to adapt similar rapid-firing methods.
How RAKU is used
Refers to the ceramic technique and its resulting pottery, distinct from the Turkish drink raki.
- The potter pulled a raku bowl from the kiln with tongs.
- Raku glazes often crack in unpredictable patterns.
- She collected several raku pieces from a local studio.
- The workshop taught traditional raku firing methods.
- A raku vase sat on the gallery shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAKU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAKU
1 longer words begin with RAKU.
Words ending in RAKU
1 words end in RAKU. Useful as a back hook: play RAKU onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAKU inside
5 words contain RAKU in the middle. Words that start with RAKU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAKU
Common questions about RAKU
- Is RAKU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAKU, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAKU worth?
- RAKU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAKU mean?
- A Japanese style of hand-shaped, low-fired pottery, traditionally used for tea ceremony bowls.
- What letters can be added to RAKU?
- RAKU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAKU:
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