REDACT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REDACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDACT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDACT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDACT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REDACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about REDACT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 REDACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To hide or remove parts of a document before it is shown to others, or to edit a text for publication.
Government agencies typically redact names, addresses or sensitive passages by blacking them out before releasing papers to the public. The older sense, from the Latin for "to bring back into order", is to put a draft into final shape for printing. Today the first meaning is far more familiar, especially in news about leaked or released files.
How REDACT is used
Formal and legal; usually seen in reports on released documents.
- The agency will redact the witness names.
- Lawyers had to redact several paragraphs before filing it.
- They chose to redact the account number from the copy.
- The editor was asked to redact the speech for the journal.
- You must redact private details before sharing the form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDACT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDACT
The 6 tiles of REDACT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with REDACT
9 longer words begin with REDACT.
Shorter words from the letters in REDACT
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Common questions about REDACT
- Is REDACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDACT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDACT worth?
- REDACT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDACT mean?
- To hide or remove parts of a document before it is shown to others, or to edit a text for publication.
- What letters can be added to REDACT?
- REDACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REDACT:
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