RESCUE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RESCUE 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 RESCUE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESCUE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESCUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESCUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RESCUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What stands out about RESCUE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 RESCUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To save someone or something from danger, harm or loss.
You can rescue a swimmer from a current, a plan from failure, or an old chair from a rubbish heap. The word suggests that help arrives at the last moment and that the thing saved was truly at risk. It is also a noun, as in a mountain rescue team, and in recent years an animal rescue has come to mean a shelter that takes in unwanted pets.
How RESCUE is used
Neutral; applies to people, animals, objects and abstract things such as deals or reputations.
- Lifeguards rescue several swimmers every summer.
- A late goal helped rescue a draw for the home side.
- The crew managed to rescue the stranded climbers before dark.
- She decided to rescue the old piano and restore it.
- Nothing could rescue the project once the funding vanished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESCUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESCUE
The 6 tiles of RESCUE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RESCUE
6 longer words begin with RESCUE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESCUE
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Common questions about RESCUE
- Is RESCUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESCUE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESCUE worth?
- RESCUE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESCUE mean?
- To save someone or something from danger, harm or loss.
- What letters can be added to RESCUE?
- RESCUE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RESCUE:
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