RAPTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAPTOR 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 RAPTOR?
| 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 RAPTOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAPTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raptorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAPTOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RAPTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What stands out about RAPTOR
- RAPTOR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAPTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A bird of prey that hunts and kills other animals for food, such as an eagle, hawk, or owl.
Raptor covers birds built for hunting: sharp talons for gripping prey, a hooked beak for tearing flesh, and keen eyesight for spotting movement from far above. Ornithologists group eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls together under this single term because they share this hunting anatomy despite belonging to different families. Paleontology borrowed the same word for certain agile, clawed dinosaurs such as velociraptor, whose name literally means swift raptor.
How RAPTOR is used
Technical in ornithology and paleontology, though increasingly familiar from popular culture.
- A raptor circled high above the field, watching for movement in the grass.
- The zoo's raptor exhibit houses eagles, owls, and falcons.
- Paleontologists compared the fossil claw to that of a small raptor.
- The wildlife center rehabilitates injured raptors after collisions with cars.
- The falconer trained each raptor to return to her glove.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAPTOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAPTOR
The 6 tiles of RAPTOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAPTOR
2 longer words begin with RAPTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in RAPTOR
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Common questions about RAPTOR
- Is RAPTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAPTOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAPTOR worth?
- RAPTOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAPTOR mean?
- A bird of prey that hunts and kills other animals for food, such as an eagle, hawk, or owl.
- What letters can be added to RAPTOR?
- RAPTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RAPTOR:
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