RAZE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RAZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAZE?
| 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: 68 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAZE is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAZE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAZE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does RAZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To destroy a building completely.
Raze and rase are one word, and it comes from the Latin for scraping — the same root behind erase and razor. The phrase about razing something to the ground is redundant and used by everybody.
How RAZE is used
Razed, razes. Also spelled rase.
- They razed the whole terrace in a fortnight.
- The word raze comes from the Latin for scraping.
- Erase and razor share a root with raze.
- To raze to the ground is redundant and standard.
- Two streets were razed and one was listed in time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAZE
8 longer words begin with RAZE.
Words ending in RAZE
4 words end in RAZE. Useful as a back hook: play RAZE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAZE inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain RAZE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAZE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAZE
Common questions about RAZE
- Is RAZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAZE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAZE worth?
- RAZE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAZE mean?
- To destroy a building completely.
- What letters can be added to RAZE?
- RAZE takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAZE:
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