RIPARIALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIPARIALS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RIPARIALS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIPARIALS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIPARIALS
No single letter turns RIPARIALS into another word.
How RIPARIALS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RIPARIALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIPARIALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIPARIALS mean in Scrabble?
RIPARIALS is a form of RIPARIAL (its plural or a verb form).
Shorter words from the letters in RIPARIALS
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Common questions about RIPARIALS
- Is RIPARIALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIPARIALS is not in it.
- How many points is RIPARIALS worth?
- RIPARIALS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RIPARIALS?
- No single letter can be added to RIPARIALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RIPARIALS:
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