RUPTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUPTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUPTURE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUPTURE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUPTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUPTURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUPTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does RUPTURE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To break or burst suddenly, or to cause something to break or burst.
Pipes, tyres, membranes and organs can rupture when pressure becomes too great. The verb also works for relationships, where a sudden break ends a calm or friendly state.
How RUPTURE is used
Rupture is used for physical bursting and, figuratively, for a sudden break in relations.
- The old water pipe will rupture if it freezes.
- The surgeon feared that the appendix might rupture.
- The quarrel could rupture a friendship of many years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUPTURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUPTURE
4 longer words begin with RUPTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in RUPTURE
Common questions about RUPTURE
- Is RUPTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUPTURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUPTURE worth?
- RUPTURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUPTURE mean?
- To break or burst suddenly, or to cause something to break or burst.
- What letters can be added to RUPTURE?
- RUPTURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUPTURE:
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