RAPPEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RAPPEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAPPEL?
| 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 RAPPEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPPEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rappelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPPEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAPPEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does RAPPEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To go down a cliff or wall by sliding along a rope that is fixed above and looped around the body or a friction device.
Climbers, cavers and rescue teams rappel to descend places that cannot be walked down, and the technique is controlled by letting the rope slip through the hands or a metal device. The British word for the same act is abseil, from German. The word is French for a recall, and it also names an old drum signal that called soldiers to arms.
How RAPPEL is used
North American usage for the climbing sense; British speakers say abseil.
- The team will rappel into the canyon at dawn.
- She learned to rappel down the quarry wall on a training day.
- Rescuers had to rappel forty metres to reach the ledge.
- He double-checked the anchor before he began to rappel.
- You can rappel down the cliff face or take the long path around.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPPEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPPEL
The 6 tiles of RAPPEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAPPEL
6 longer words begin with RAPPEL.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPPEL
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Common questions about RAPPEL
- Is RAPPEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPPEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPPEL worth?
- RAPPEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPPEL mean?
- To go down a cliff or wall by sliding along a rope that is fixed above and looped around the body or a friction device.
- What letters can be added to RAPPEL?
- RAPPEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAPPEL:
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