REPO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. REPO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REPO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in REPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about REPO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 REPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
The act of taking back property, especially a vehicle, from someone who has failed to keep up loan payments; short for repossession.
When a buyer stops making payments on something bought on credit, the lender can arrange a repo to recover the item, usually a car, so it can be resold to cover the unpaid debt. The word is everyday shorthand and also appears as part of the phrase repo man.
How REPO is used
Informal; common in North American speech and in the phrase repo man.
- The bank ordered a repo after three missed payments.
- He watched helplessly as the repo truck towed his car away.
- She worked for a company that handled repo jobs on weekends.
- A repo man knocked on the door early that morning.
- The dealer resold the repo at a reduced price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REPO
The 4 tiles of REPO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REPO
Showing 24 of 122 words that begin with REPO.
Words with REPO inside
Showing 24 of 114 words that contain REPO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REPO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REPO
Common questions about REPO
- Is REPO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPO worth?
- REPO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPO mean?
- The act of taking back property, especially a vehicle, from someone who has failed to keep up loan payments; short for repossession.
- What letters can be added to REPO?
- REPO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of REPO:
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