RAT is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. RAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAT is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 12 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 499.
What stands out about RAT
- The same 3 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 RAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long-tailed rodent larger than a mouse.
Rat as a verb meaning to inform on somebody is American and twentieth-century, and it displaced an older sense about deserting. The black rat and the brown rat are different animals, and the brown one arrived in Europe much later.
How RAT is used
Countable. Also a verb: ratted, ratting.
- A rat can get through a hole the size of a thumb.
- He ratted on the whole crew within a week.
- The word rat for informing is American.
- Two rats in a barn means a great many more.
- The brown rat reached Europe long after the black one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAT
The 3 tiles of RAT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RAT
Showing 24 of 237 words that begin with RAT.
Words ending in RAT
Showing 24 of 70 words that end in RAT. Useful as a back hook: play RAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAT inside
Showing 24 of 3808 words that contain RAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAT
Common questions about RAT
- Is RAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAT, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAT worth?
- RAT is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAT mean?
- A long-tailed rodent larger than a mouse.
- What letters can be added to RAT?
- RAT takes 12 hooks: 6 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAT:
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