RHAPHE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RHAPHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHAPHE?
| 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 RHAPHE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHAPHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rhaphesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RHAPHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RHAPHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does RHAPHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A ridge or seam-like line joining two halves of a body part or a seed.
In botany the rhaphe is the ridge on a seed where its stalk once ran. In anatomy it names a line like the one in the middle of the palate.
How RHAPHE is used
Rhaphe is a technical term of biology, also spelt raphe.
- A pale rhaphe marks the side of the seed.
- The surgeon traced the rhaphe with a finger.
- The rhaphe was clear under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHAPHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHAPHE
1 longer words begin with RHAPHE.
Shorter words from the letters in RHAPHE
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Common questions about RHAPHE
- Is RHAPHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHAPHE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHAPHE worth?
- RHAPHE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHAPHE mean?
- A ridge or seam-like line joining two halves of a body part or a seed.
- What letters can be added to RHAPHE?
- RHAPHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RHAPHE:
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