RATHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RATHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATHOLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATHOLE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATHOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RATHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does RATHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A hole made by a rat, or a cramped and squalid place to live.
In plain speech a rathole is a gnawed opening in a wall or floor. Figuratively the word describes a dingy room or a bad lodging. It can also stand for something that swallows money without result.
How RATHOLE is used
Used literally for rat burrows and figuratively for shabby dwellings or wasteful spending.
- He stuffed steel wool into the rathole beside the pipe.
- They moved out of that rathole as soon as they could afford it.
- The project turned into a rathole for the company's savings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATHOLE
The 7 tiles of RATHOLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RATHOLE
2 longer words begin with RATHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RATHOLE
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Common questions about RATHOLE
- Is RATHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATHOLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATHOLE worth?
- RATHOLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATHOLE mean?
- A hole made by a rat, or a cramped and squalid place to live.
- What letters can be added to RATHOLE?
- RATHOLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RATHOLE:
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