REHEARSAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REHEARSAL 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 REHEARSAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REHEARSAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REHEARSAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rehearsalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REHEARSAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REHEARSAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REHEARSAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REHEARSAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A practice session in which a play, concert or other performance is run through before it is shown to an audience.
Actors learn their cues in rehearsal, and musicians fix mistakes before the concert. The word extends to any trial run, such as a wedding rehearsal held the evening before the ceremony.
How REHEARSAL is used
Common in theatre and music, and in phrases like dress rehearsal.
- The final rehearsal ran well past midnight.
- We have a rehearsal for the choir every Thursday.
- After the dress rehearsal, the director gave her notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REHEARSAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REHEARSAL
1 longer words begin with REHEARSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in REHEARSAL
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Common questions about REHEARSAL
- Is REHEARSAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REHEARSAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REHEARSAL worth?
- REHEARSAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REHEARSAL mean?
- A practice session in which a play, concert or other performance is run through before it is shown to an audience.
- What letters can be added to REHEARSAL?
- REHEARSAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REHEARSAL:
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