REATA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. REATA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REATA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REATA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REATA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reatasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REATA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REATA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What does REATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A long rawhide rope used as a lasso, especially by cowboys in the American West; a variant of riata.
Reata comes from Spanish and describes the braided rawhide rope that vaqueros and cowboys used to catch cattle and horses, distinguishing it from the shorter, stiffer lariat made of other materials. The word travelled into American English through Spanish-speaking ranching culture in the Southwest and still appears in western fiction and rodeo terminology. It is closely related to riata and lariat, all three ultimately tracing back to the same Spanish root.
How REATA is used
Chiefly North American, used in ranching and western contexts to describe a rawhide lasso.
- The cowboy coiled his reata before mounting.
- A well-made reata could last a rider for years.
- He swung the reata and roped the calf in one throw.
- Old western films often show riders carrying a reata.
- The museum displays a hand-braided reata from the 1800s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REATA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REATA
1 longer words begin with REATA.
Words with REATA inside
9 words contain REATA in the middle. Words that start with REATA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REATA
Common questions about REATA
- Is REATA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REATA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REATA worth?
- REATA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REATA mean?
- A long rawhide rope used as a lasso, especially by cowboys in the American West; a variant of riata.
- What letters can be added to REATA?
- REATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REATA:
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