RECTUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RECTUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECTUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECTUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECTUS
No single letter turns RECTUS into another word.
How RECTUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECTUS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about RECTUS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 RECTUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of several straight muscles in the body, such as those running down the front of the abdomen or controlling movement of the eye.
Rectus, from the Latin word for straight, names a family of muscles that run in a straight line rather than at an angle, most familiarly the rectus abdominis, the paired muscle along the front of the stomach often called a six-pack. Other muscles bearing the name control the movement of the eyeball, each pulling it in one straight direction. Anatomists always attach a further word to specify which rectus muscle is meant, since the term alone only points to the muscle's straight shape.
How RECTUS is used
A technical anatomical term, almost always used together with another word naming the specific muscle.
- Repeated sit-ups can strengthen the rectus abdominis.
- One of the eye's rectus muscles pulls the eyeball upward.
- The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the rectus muscle.
- An injury to the rectus femoris can affect kicking motion.
- The textbook diagram labeled each rectus muscle of the eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECTUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECTUS
The 6 tiles of RECTUS in a different order — 6 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RECTUS
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Common questions about RECTUS
- Is RECTUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECTUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECTUS worth?
- RECTUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECTUS mean?
- Any of several straight muscles in the body, such as those running down the front of the abdomen or controlling movement of the eye.
- What letters can be added to RECTUS?
- No single letter can be added to RECTUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECTUS:
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