RATTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RATTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATTLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATTLY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATTLY
No single letter turns RATTLY into another word.
How RATTLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RATTLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.
What stands out about RATTLY
- RATTLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RATTLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Tending to make a series of short, sharp knocking sounds, as a loose or worn machine does.
A rattly car, window or chest of drawers is one whose parts are slightly loose and clatter when moved. The word suggests an old or cheap object more than a broken one. It is also sometimes said of a cough or breath that sounds loose and noisy. Rattly is built from rattle, and it is mostly found in casual speech and description.
How RATTLY is used
Informal; often used of old vehicles, windows and similar objects.
- We drove to the farm in a rattly old truck.
- The rattly window shook whenever the wind rose.
- He had a rattly cough that lasted all winter.
- The bus was cold, cramped and rattly.
- A rattly fan turned slowly above the bed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATTLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATTLY
The 6 tiles of RATTLY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RATTLY
Common questions about RATTLY
- Is RATTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATTLY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATTLY worth?
- RATTLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATTLY mean?
- Tending to make a series of short, sharp knocking sounds, as a loose or worn machine does.
- What letters can be added to RATTLY?
- No single letter can be added to RATTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RATTLY:
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