RATAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RATAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ratalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RATAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about RATAL
- The same 5 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 RATAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalSouth African
The assessed value placed on a property or business for the purpose of calculating local rates or taxes.
Ratal is a specialised term from the language of local government finance, describing the figure a council or municipality uses to work out how much rates a property owner must pay. The word is built from rate plus the suffix -al, in the same pattern as words like arrival, and it survives mainly in official documents rather than everyday speech. It is most often met in South African and British administrative usage concerning municipal taxation.
How RATAL is used
Formal and technical; found chiefly in South African and British documents dealing with municipal rates and property taxation.
- The council recalculated the ratal after the property was extended.
- A dispute arose over the ratal assigned to the warehouse.
- The municipality publishes the ratal of every registered property.
- Owners can appeal against an unfair ratal.
- The new ratal raised the annual rates bill considerably.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATAL
The 5 tiles of RATAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RATAL
1 longer words begin with RATAL.
Words ending in RATAL
2 words end in RATAL. Useful as a back hook: play RATAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RATAL
Common questions about RATAL
- Is RATAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATAL worth?
- RATAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATAL mean?
- The assessed value placed on a property or business for the purpose of calculating local rates or taxes.
- What letters can be added to RATAL?
- RATAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RATAL:
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