RAPHIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAPHIS 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 RAPHIS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAPHIS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPHIS
No single letter turns RAPHIS into another word.
How RAPHIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAPHIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does RAPHIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A needle-shaped crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, found in bundles inside plant cells; a variant of raphide.
Raphis names one of the tiny crystals that many plants store in their tissue, often packed in sheaves like toothpicks. Some are thought to deter hungry animals, and they explain why a few plants make the mouth itch when eaten raw. The plural form is raphides, and the commoner singular is raphide.
How RAPHIS is used
A rare technical spelling in plant anatomy.
- Under the microscope each raphis looked like a glass needle.
- A bundle of raphis crystals filled the cell.
- The old text calls the crystal a raphis.
- Every raphis in the leaf was made of calcium oxalate.
- The student sketched a raphis beside the cell wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPHIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPHIS
The 6 tiles of RAPHIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPHIS
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Common questions about RAPHIS
- Is RAPHIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPHIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPHIS worth?
- RAPHIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPHIS mean?
- A needle-shaped crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, found in bundles inside plant cells; a variant of raphide.
- What letters can be added to RAPHIS?
- No single letter can be added to RAPHIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAPHIS:
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