RHEA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RHEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHEA?
| 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 RHEA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rheasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RHEA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RHEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about RHEA
- 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 RHEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large flightless bird native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu but smaller in size.
Unlike its African and Australian relatives, a rhea has three toes on each foot instead of two. These birds live in open grasslands and are known for their strong legs, which allow them to run at high speed to escape predators.
How RHEA is used
Found in zoology texts describing large flightless birds of South America.
- The rhea sprinted across the grassland at remarkable speed.
- A group of rheas grazed peacefully near the riverbank.
- Zookeepers fed the rhea a diet of plants and small insects.
- The male rhea builds the nest and incubates the eggs alone.
- Farmers in the region sometimes raise rheas alongside cattle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RHEA
The 4 tiles of RHEA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RHEA
1 longer words begin with RHEA.
Words ending in RHEA
16 words end in RHEA. Useful as a back hook: play RHEA onto a word already on the board.
Words with RHEA inside
Showing 24 of 124 words that contain RHEA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RHEA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RHEA
Common questions about RHEA
- Is RHEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHEA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHEA worth?
- RHEA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHEA mean?
- A large flightless bird native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu but smaller in size.
- What letters can be added to RHEA?
- RHEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RHEA:
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