RAMIE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RAMIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAMIE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAMIE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAMIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ramiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAMIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAMIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about RAMIE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 RAMIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall Asian nettle-family plant grown for its strong, fine fibre, or the fibre and cloth made from it.
Ramie fibre is stripped from the woody stems of the plant and is prized for being unusually strong and resistant to mildew, even more so than flax, though the raw fibre is stiff and brittle enough that it is often blended with cotton or wool before weaving. The plant is native to tropical Asia and has long been grown in China, where it is known as China grass, giving cloth woven from ramie a light, linen-like feel with a natural sheen that plain cotton lacks. An older spelling, ramee, names the exact same plant and fibre and simply fell out of common use as ramie became the standard form.
How RAMIE is used
A specialist term in textiles and botany, met mainly in discussions of natural fibres alongside flax, hemp and cotton.
- The farmer grew ramie for its long, glossy fibre rather than for food.
- Her summer dress was woven from a blend of ramie and cotton.
- Ramie resists mildew far better than cotton, which suits humid climates.
- Workers stripped the outer bark to reach the ramie fibre underneath.
- The label listed ramie alongside linen as one of the fabric's two fibres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAMIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAMIE
The 5 tiles of RAMIE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RAMIE
1 longer words begin with RAMIE.
Words with RAMIE inside
2 words contain RAMIE in the middle. Words that start with RAMIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAMIE
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Common questions about RAMIE
- Is RAMIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAMIE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAMIE worth?
- RAMIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAMIE mean?
- A tall Asian nettle-family plant grown for its strong, fine fibre, or the fibre and cloth made from it.
- What letters can be added to RAMIE?
- RAMIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAMIE:
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