RATTEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RATTEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATTEEN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATTEEN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATTEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ratteensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATTEEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RATTEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,905.
What stands out about RATTEEN
- The same 7 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 RATTEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A thick, coarse woollen cloth with a curled or twilled surface.
Tailors of earlier centuries used ratteen for warm coats and linings. Its nap was often frizzed into little tufts, which gave it a rough and heavy feel.
How RATTEEN is used
Historical term for a type of cloth, found in older texts about clothing and trade.
- He wore a long coat of grey ratteen against the winter wind.
- The merchant sold bolts of ratteen to tailors in the north.
- The thick ratteen kept the travellers warm on the cold road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATTEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATTEEN
The 7 tiles of RATTEEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RATTEEN
1 longer words begin with RATTEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in RATTEEN
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Common questions about RATTEEN
- Is RATTEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATTEEN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATTEEN worth?
- RATTEEN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATTEEN mean?
- A thick, coarse woollen cloth with a curled or twilled surface.
- What letters can be added to RATTEEN?
- RATTEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RATTEEN:
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