RASP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RASP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RASP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RASP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RASP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RASP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RASP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about RASP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 RASP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A coarse metal file with small raised points, used for shaping and smoothing wood, hoof or other soft material.
A rasp cuts more roughly than an ordinary file, tearing away material with rows of sharp teeth rather than slicing it smoothly, which makes it useful for quick shaping before finer tools are used. The same word also describes the harsh, grating sound a rasp makes, and by extension a rough scraping voice.
How RASP is used
Technical in the woodworking sense; the harsh-sound sense is common in ordinary description.
- He smoothed the rough edge of the plank with a rasp.
- The farrier used a rasp to shape the hoof of a horse.
- A rasp hung on the wall among the other woodworking tools.
- She heard the rasp of metal on wood from the workshop.
- The old rasp had lost most of its cutting teeth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RASP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RASP
The 4 tiles of RASP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RASP
17 longer words begin with RASP.
Words ending in RASP
2 words end in RASP. Useful as a back hook: play RASP onto a word already on the board.
Words with RASP inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain RASP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RASP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RASP
Common questions about RASP
- Is RASP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RASP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RASP worth?
- RASP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RASP mean?
- A coarse metal file with small raised points, used for shaping and smoothing wood, hoof or other soft material.
- What letters can be added to RASP?
- RASP takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RASP:
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