RECTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RECTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECTUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECTUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rectumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECTUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does RECTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The last section of the large intestine, ending at the anus, where waste is held before it leaves the body.
Anatomists named the rectum from the Latin word for straight, since early dissections of animals showed a straight passage. In people it is actually curved, and it stores waste until the muscles of the body allow it to be released. The word is a standard medical term in textbooks on digestion and surgery.
How RECTUM is used
Anatomical and medical; the plural is rectums or recta.
- The surgeon explained that the tumour was in the rectum.
- The rectum is the final part of the large intestine.
- A doctor may examine the rectum with a short, lit tube.
- The chart showed the colon leading into the rectum.
- Students learned how the rectum differs from the colon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECTUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECTUM
1 longer words begin with RECTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in RECTUM
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Common questions about RECTUM
- Is RECTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECTUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECTUM worth?
- RECTUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECTUM mean?
- The last section of the large intestine, ending at the anus, where waste is held before it leaves the body.
- What letters can be added to RECTUM?
- RECTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECTUM:
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