RIPRAP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIPRAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIPRAP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIPRAP is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIPRAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
riprapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIPRAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIPRAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 981,113.
What does RIPRAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Loose broken stone laid down to form a foundation or to protect a bank, shore or embankment from erosion.
Engineers pile riprap along riverbanks, dams, bridge supports and seawalls so that moving water cannot wash the soil away. The stones are usually left rough and uneven on purpose, because the gaps between them break up the force of waves and currents. The word likely imitates the sound of a heap of stones being dumped, and it is also used as a verb for the act of laying such a barrier.
How RIPRAP is used
A civil engineering term, used in construction and river management.
- The crew dumped a load of riprap along the eroding creek bank.
- Heavy riprap protects the bridge piers from the spring floods.
- Large blocks of riprap were trucked in from the quarry.
- The slope held firm because the riprap had been set correctly.
- Without riprap the seawall would have collapsed in the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIPRAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIPRAP
3 longer words begin with RIPRAP.
Shorter words from the letters in RIPRAP
Common questions about RIPRAP
- Is RIPRAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIPRAP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIPRAP worth?
- RIPRAP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIPRAP mean?
- Loose broken stone laid down to form a foundation or to protect a bank, shore or embankment from erosion.
- What letters can be added to RIPRAP?
- RIPRAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIPRAP:
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