RIPSAW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RIPSAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIPSAW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIPSAW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIPSAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIPSAW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIPSAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does RIPSAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse-toothed hand saw made for cutting wood along the direction of the grain.
Carpenters reach for a ripsaw when they need to split a long board lengthwise, because its chisel-shaped teeth tear through the fibres quickly. It is different from a crosscut saw, whose teeth are sharpened to slice across the grain and leave a smoother edge. The tool takes its name from the work of ripping, the woodworker's term for cutting with the grain.
How RIPSAW is used
A woodworking term; also written as two words, rip saw.
- He used a ripsaw to split the plank in two.
- The ripsaw hung on a nail above the workbench.
- A sharp ripsaw makes long straight cuts easy.
- She bought an old ripsaw at the market.
- The ripsaw bit into the oak and the board fell away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIPSAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIPSAW
4 longer words begin with RIPSAW.
Shorter words from the letters in RIPSAW
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Common questions about RIPSAW
- Is RIPSAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIPSAW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIPSAW worth?
- RIPSAW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIPSAW mean?
- A coarse-toothed hand saw made for cutting wood along the direction of the grain.
- What letters can be added to RIPSAW?
- RIPSAW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIPSAW:
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