RATTING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RATTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATTING?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATTING is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATTING
Back hooks — 1
rattingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATTING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RATTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 121,990.
What does RATTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The activity of hunting rats, often with dogs.
Ratting was once a rural sport as well as a form of pest control, with terriers prized for their speed. The same word can mean informing on friends, which is a quite different kind of rat behaviour.
How RATTING is used
Most often heard in a farm or sporting setting, as in a day of ratting with the dogs.
- The farmer took his terriers out for a night of ratting.
- Ratting in the old grain store kept the stock clean.
- Ratting was a popular pastime in many Victorian villages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATTING
The 7 tiles of RATTING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RATTING
1 longer words begin with RATTING.
Shorter words from the letters in RATTING
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Common questions about RATTING
- Is RATTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATTING, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATTING worth?
- RATTING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATTING mean?
- The activity of hunting rats, often with dogs.
- What letters can be added to RATTING?
- RATTING takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RATTING:
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