RATAN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RATAN 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 RATAN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATAN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RATAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about RATAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 RATAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A variant spelling of rattan, the long, flexible stem of a climbing palm used for making furniture, canes and wickerwork.
Ratan refers to the same plant material as rattan, a tough, pliable stem harvested from palms native to tropical Asia and Africa. Craftsmen strip and treat the stem before weaving it into chairs, baskets and walking sticks, prizing it for its strength and flexibility compared with ordinary wood. The shorter spelling ratan appears mainly in older or specialised texts, while rattan is now the standard modern form.
How RATAN is used
Chiefly found in older or technical writing about furniture and basketwork; rattan is the more common modern spelling.
- The chair was woven from strips of ratan.
- Workers cut ratan stems deep in the forest.
- A ratan cane hung by the shop door.
- The basket is made entirely of ratan.
- Old catalogues list ratan furniture alongside wicker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATAN
The 5 tiles of RATAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RATAN
3 longer words begin with RATAN.
Words with RATAN inside
8 words contain RATAN in the middle. Words that start with RATAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RATAN
Common questions about RATAN
- Is RATAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATAN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATAN worth?
- RATAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATAN mean?
- A variant spelling of rattan, the long, flexible stem of a climbing palm used for making furniture, canes and wickerwork.
- What letters can be added to RATAN?
- RATAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RATAN:
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