REAPHOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. REAPHOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REAPHOOK?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REAPHOOK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REAPHOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reaphooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REAPHOOK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REAPHOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REAPHOOK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REAPHOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grain at harvest.
Before machines, workers swept a reaphook through the stalks to gather the crop. It is a close relative of the sickle and now mostly seen in museums.
How REAPHOOK is used
Reaphook is an old farming word.
- The farmer sharpened his reaphook before dawn.
- A rusty reaphook hung in the barn.
- Each harvester carried a reaphook into the field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REAPHOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REAPHOOK
1 longer words begin with REAPHOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in REAPHOOK
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Common questions about REAPHOOK
- Is REAPHOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REAPHOOK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REAPHOOK worth?
- REAPHOOK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REAPHOOK mean?
- A hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grain at harvest.
- What letters can be added to REAPHOOK?
- REAPHOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REAPHOOK:
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