RAPHE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RAPHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAPHE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAPHE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raphesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPHE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAPHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about RAPHE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 RAPHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalbotany
A seam-like ridge or line marking the join between two halves of a structure, used in anatomy for such ridges on the body and in botany for a ridge along certain seeds.
In anatomy, a raphe marks a line where two halves of a structure meet and fuse together during development, such as the visible ridge running down the centre of parts of the body. In botany, a raphe names the ridge that runs along an ovule or seed, formed where the stalk fuses to the seed coat as it grows, and this ridge is often useful for identifying a plant from its seed alone. Although the anatomical and botanical raphe describe very different structures, both share the core idea of a seam left behind where two parts joined. The word comes from a Greek term for a seam or suture, which fits both uses closely.
How RAPHE is used
Technical; used in anatomy and botany to name a seam-like ridge rather than in everyday description.
- The anatomy textbook labelled the raphe running along the midline.
- Botanists examined the raphe on the seed coat under a microscope.
- A faint raphe was visible where the two halves had fused before birth.
- The seed's raphe helped identify which species it belonged to.
- Surgeons noted the position of the raphe before making the incision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPHE
The 5 tiles of RAPHE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAPHE
1 longer words begin with RAPHE.
Words ending in RAPHE
3 words end in RAPHE. Useful as a back hook: play RAPHE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAPHE inside
Showing 24 of 233 words that contain RAPHE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAPHE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPHE
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Common questions about RAPHE
- Is RAPHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPHE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPHE worth?
- RAPHE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPHE mean?
- A seam-like ridge or line marking the join between two halves of a structure, used in anatomy for such ridges on the body and in botany for a ridge along certain seeds.
- What letters can be added to RAPHE?
- RAPHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAPHE:
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