REWRITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. REWRITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REWRITE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REWRITE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REWRITE
Front hooks — 1
prewriteChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REWRITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REWRITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What does REWRITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To write something again in a different way, usually to improve it or make it suitable for a new purpose.
Authors rewrite chapters and journalists rewrite press releases into news stories. The job is bigger than correcting a typo, because the wording itself is changed. As a noun, a rewrite is the new version.
How REWRITE is used
Rewrite is a common verb in writing and software, and also a noun for the revised version.
- The editor asked her to rewrite the opening paragraph.
- He had to rewrite the whole program after the update.
- Writers often rewrite a script a dozen times.
- Lawmakers agreed to rewrite the bill after public protests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REWRITE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REWRITE
4 longer words begin with REWRITE.
Shorter words from the letters in REWRITE
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Common questions about REWRITE
- Is REWRITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REWRITE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REWRITE worth?
- REWRITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REWRITE mean?
- To write something again in a different way, usually to improve it or make it suitable for a new purpose.
- What letters can be added to REWRITE?
- REWRITE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REWRITE:
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