RAPID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAPID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAPID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAPID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rapidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAPID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about RAPID
- 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 RAPID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening, moving, or acting with great speed; occurring in a short amount of time.
Rapid comes from the Latin rapidus, related to a verb meaning to seize or hurry away, which captures the sense of something moving almost too fast to control. The word describes everything from a sprinter rapid stride to a rapid change in weather or public opinion. In technical fields such as medicine and computing, rapid often signals urgency, as in a rapid diagnosis or a rapid response team. English also keeps the plural noun rapids for the fast, turbulent stretch of a river where the current speeds up over rocks.
How RAPID is used
Common in everyday writing and speech, and frequent in technical and medical contexts describing quick action.
- The rapid spread of the wildfire forced hundreds of families to evacuate overnight.
- Doctors praised the patient for a rapid recovery after the surgery.
- A rapid heartbeat can be a normal reaction to sudden fright.
- The company made rapid progress once the new manager took charge.
- Kayakers steered carefully through the rapid current near the falls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPID
The 5 tiles of RAPID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAPID
8 longer words begin with RAPID.
Words ending in RAPID
1 words end in RAPID. Useful as a back hook: play RAPID onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPID
Common questions about RAPID
- Is RAPID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPID worth?
- RAPID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPID mean?
- Happening, moving, or acting with great speed; occurring in a short amount of time.
- What letters can be added to RAPID?
- RAPID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAPID:
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