REPRISAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. REPRISAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPRISAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPRISAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPRISAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reprisalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REPRISAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REPRISAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPRISAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REPRISAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An act of retaliation, repaying harm with harm.
A reprisal is aimed at someone who has already done wrong, or is believed to have. Workers fear reprisal when they report a manager, and treaties ban reprisals against civilians.
How REPRISAL is used
Often follows in or as, as in in reprisal for the attack.
- The raid was a reprisal for the attack.
- He feared reprisal if he spoke up.
- Reprisals against witnesses are a crime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPRISAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPRISAL
1 longer words begin with REPRISAL.
Shorter words from the letters in REPRISAL
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Common questions about REPRISAL
- Is REPRISAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPRISAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPRISAL worth?
- REPRISAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPRISAL mean?
- An act of retaliation, repaying harm with harm.
- What letters can be added to REPRISAL?
- REPRISAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REPRISAL:
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