RECTRIX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECTRIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECTRIX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECTRIX is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECTRIX
No single letter turns RECTRIX into another word.
How RECTRIX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RECTRIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does RECTRIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
One of the large stiff tail feathers of a bird that help steer during flight.
A single rectrix is one of a set of tail feathers, and their spread and shape differ greatly between species. Ornithologists use each rectrix to identify birds and to judge age. The plural is rectrices.
How RECTRIX is used
Rectrix is a technical term used in ornithology.
- The central rectrix was longer than the rest.
- Each rectrix of the hawk was banded with dark stripes.
- A worn rectrix can show that a bird is molting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECTRIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RECTRIX
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Common questions about RECTRIX
- Is RECTRIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECTRIX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECTRIX worth?
- RECTRIX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECTRIX mean?
- One of the large stiff tail feathers of a bird that help steer during flight.
- What letters can be added to RECTRIX?
- No single letter can be added to RECTRIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RECTRIX:
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