RATAPLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RATAPLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATAPLAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATAPLAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATAPLAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rataplansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATAPLAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RATAPLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RATAPLAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RATAPLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A rapid, repeated drumming sound, as of a drum beaten or hooves galloping.
Rataplan imitates the sound it names, much like rat-a-tat. Poets and novelists use it for marching drums and horses at a gallop, and it can also act as a verb for making that noise.
How RATAPLAN is used
Used in literary prose for drum-like or galloping sounds.
- The rataplan of the snare drum echoed across the square.
- A distant rataplan told us the cavalry was coming.
- Rain made a steady rataplan on the tin roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATAPLAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RATAPLAN
3 longer words begin with RATAPLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in RATAPLAN
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Common questions about RATAPLAN
- Is RATAPLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATAPLAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATAPLAN worth?
- RATAPLAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATAPLAN mean?
- A rapid, repeated drumming sound, as of a drum beaten or hooves galloping.
- What letters can be added to RATAPLAN?
- RATAPLAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RATAPLAN:
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