RECEPTACLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECEPTACLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECEPTACLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECEPTACLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECEPTACLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
receptaclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECEPTACLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RECEPTACLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECEPTACLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECEPTACLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A container or space designed to hold something; in botany, the swollen tip of a stem that bears a flower.
Receptacle covers ordinary things like a waste bin or a wall socket, and the formal tone makes it suit signs and instructions. Botanists use it for the base where the flower parts attach.
How RECEPTACLE is used
General word for any holder, with specific senses in electrical work and botany.
- Place used batteries in the receptacle by the door.
- Plug the lamp into the wall receptacle.
- The petals grow from the receptacle of the flower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECEPTACLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECEPTACLE
1 longer words begin with RECEPTACLE.
Shorter words from the letters in RECEPTACLE
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Common questions about RECEPTACLE
- Is RECEPTACLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECEPTACLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECEPTACLE worth?
- RECEPTACLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECEPTACLE mean?
- A container or space designed to hold something; in botany, the swollen tip of a stem that bears a flower.
- What letters can be added to RECEPTACLE?
- RECEPTACLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RECEPTACLE:
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