RAVELIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RAVELIN 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 RAVELIN?
| 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 RAVELIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAVELIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAVELIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAVELIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does RAVELIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A small triangular fortification built in front of a main wall or ditch to protect it.
A ravelin stood outside the main defences of a fort and had two faces meeting in a point. Its job was to shield the long wall behind it and to break up an attack. The term belongs to the age of earthwork and bastion fortresses.
How RAVELIN is used
Used in military history and in descriptions of old star-shaped forts.
- Cannon on the ravelin covered the approach to the gate.
- The attackers first had to take the ravelin before reaching the main wall.
- Visitors can still walk across the grassy ravelin beyond the moat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAVELIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAVELIN
3 longer words begin with RAVELIN.
Shorter words from the letters in RAVELIN
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Common questions about RAVELIN
- Is RAVELIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAVELIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAVELIN worth?
- RAVELIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAVELIN mean?
- A small triangular fortification built in front of a main wall or ditch to protect it.
- What letters can be added to RAVELIN?
- RAVELIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAVELIN:
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