RALE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RALE?
| 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 RALE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ralesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about RALE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 RALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard in the lungs, typically through a stethoscope.
A doctor listening to a patient's chest may hear a rale when fluid, mucus, or inflammation narrows the small airways, producing a fine crackling or bubbling sound with each breath. Its presence often points to conditions such as pneumonia or heart failure rather than healthy lungs.
How RALE is used
A clinical term used mainly in medicine when describing lung sounds during examination.
- The doctor noted a fine rale at the base of the left lung.
- A crackling rale suggested fluid had built up in the lungs.
- The nurse listened for any rale before repeating the exam.
- Coarse rales were audible during the patient's deep breaths.
- Treatment reduced the rale heard on the follow-up visit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RALE
The 4 tiles of RALE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with RALE
1 longer words begin with RALE.
Words ending in RALE
6 words end in RALE. Useful as a back hook: play RALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RALE inside
Showing 24 of 46 words that contain RALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RALE
Common questions about RALE
- Is RALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RALE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RALE worth?
- RALE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RALE mean?
- An abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard in the lungs, typically through a stethoscope.
- What letters can be added to RALE?
- RALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RALE:
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