RIATA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RIATA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIATA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIATA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIATA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
riatasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIATA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIATA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about RIATA
- The same 5 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 RIATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A lasso-like cowboy's rope, traditionally braided from rawhide, thrown in a loop to catch or hold cattle and horses.
Riata comes from the Spanish word reata and entered English through contact with Spanish-speaking ranching traditions in the American Southwest. It names the same kind of rope as a lariat or lasso, made from braided rawhide and swung in a loop before the throw. Cowboys favoured the riata for its strength and flexibility compared with rope made from plant fibre. The word survives mainly in historical accounts of ranching and in regional American English rather than in everyday modern speech.
How RIATA is used
Regional, chiefly used in American ranching contexts and historical writing about cowboys.
- The cowboy swung the riata over his head before the throw.
- He kept a coiled riata hanging by the saddle.
- The riata was made from tightly braided rawhide.
- Old ranching photographs often show riders carrying a riata.
- She learned to handle a riata as a young ranch hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIATA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIATA
The 5 tiles of RIATA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RIATA
1 longer words begin with RIATA.
Words ending in RIATA
1 words end in RIATA. Useful as a back hook: play RIATA onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIATA inside
1 words contain RIATA in the middle. Words that start with RIATA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIATA
Common questions about RIATA
- Is RIATA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIATA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIATA worth?
- RIATA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIATA mean?
- A lasso-like cowboy's rope, traditionally braided from rawhide, thrown in a loop to catch or hold cattle and horses.
- What letters can be added to RIATA?
- RIATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIATA:
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