RECHEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RECHEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECHEAT?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECHEAT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECHEAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recheatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECHEAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RECHEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What stands out about RECHEAT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RECHEAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
A call sounded on a hunting horn to summon the hounds back when they have lost the scent.
In old stag hunts the recheat was a set pattern of notes that huntsmen blew to gather scattered dogs. The word is mostly met today in Shakespeare, in histories of hunting, and in lists of rare words.
How RECHEAT is used
An archaic term for a hunting signal; it appears in older texts.
- The huntsman blew a recheat to call the hounds back.
- A faint recheat echoed across the wood.
- The hounds ran off the trail until they heard the recheat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECHEAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECHEAT
The 7 tiles of RECHEAT in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RECHEAT
3 longer words begin with RECHEAT.
Shorter words from the letters in RECHEAT
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Common questions about RECHEAT
- Is RECHEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECHEAT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECHEAT worth?
- RECHEAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECHEAT mean?
- A call sounded on a hunting horn to summon the hounds back when they have lost the scent.
- What letters can be added to RECHEAT?
- RECHEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RECHEAT:
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