RAPIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAPIST 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 RAPIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAPIST is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rapistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAPIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about RAPIST
- The same 6 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 RAPIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who commits rape.
Rapist names the person responsible for a sexual assault involving rape, a word used in legal, medical, and news contexts to describe both the crime and the offender. Courts, journalists, and support organizations rely on precise terms like rapist rather than euphemism, since accuracy matters when describing a serious crime. The word is built directly from the verb rape plus the agent suffix -ist, the same pattern seen in words like typist or cyclist.
How RAPIST is used
Neutral and factual in tone, used in legal, medical, and news writing rather than casual conversation.
- The court sentenced the convicted rapist to fifteen years in prison.
- Investigators worked for months to identify the rapist.
- The support group helps survivors recover after an attack by a rapist.
- News reports named the rapist only after the trial concluded.
- The novel follows a detective hunting a serial rapist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPIST
The 6 tiles of RAPIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAPIST
1 longer words begin with RAPIST.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPIST
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Common questions about RAPIST
- Is RAPIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPIST worth?
- RAPIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPIST mean?
- A person who commits rape.
- What letters can be added to RAPIST?
- RAPIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAPIST:
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