RAPHIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAPHIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAPHIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAPHIA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPHIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raphiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPHIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAPHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does RAPHIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of tropical palms with huge leaves, or the fibre taken from their leaves; a variant spelling of raffia.
Raphia palms grow in Africa, Madagascar and the Americas and have some of the longest leaves of any plant. Strips of the young leaves are dried and used for weaving baskets, mats and hats, and for tying up garden plants. As a place name, Raphia was also an ancient town in the Levant.
How RAPHIA is used
Mostly botanical; the spelling raffia is much more common for the fibre.
- The basket was woven from pale raphia.
- A tall raphia palm shaded the village square.
- She tied the roses up with a strand of raphia.
- Raphia fibre is strong and also very light.
- The market stall sold hats made of raphia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPHIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPHIA
The 6 tiles of RAPHIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAPHIA
1 longer words begin with RAPHIA.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPHIA
Common questions about RAPHIA
- Is RAPHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPHIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPHIA worth?
- RAPHIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPHIA mean?
- A genus of tropical palms with huge leaves, or the fibre taken from their leaves; a variant spelling of raffia.
- What letters can be added to RAPHIA?
- RAPHIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAPHIA:
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