RAVELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RAVELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAVELLING?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAVELLING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAVELLING
Back hooks — 1
ravellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAVELLING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RAVELLING, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAVELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAVELLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A loose thread that has come away from woven or knitted cloth.
A ravelling collects at the cut edge of fabric and is the first sign that cloth is wearing thin. Dressmakers snip every ravelling off before they hem a seam.
How RAVELLING is used
British spelling, mainly in sewing and textile talk; American English writes one l.
- She picked a ravelling from the cuff of her sleeve.
- Every ravelling on the cut edge was trimmed before hemming.
- A single ravelling hung from the old scarf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAVELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAVELLING
1 longer words begin with RAVELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in RAVELLING
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Common questions about RAVELLING
- Is RAVELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAVELLING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAVELLING worth?
- RAVELLING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAVELLING mean?
- A loose thread that has come away from woven or knitted cloth.
- What letters can be added to RAVELLING?
- RAVELLING takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RAVELLING:
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