SERAPE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SERAPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERAPE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERAPE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERAPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
serapesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERAPE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SERAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about SERAPE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SERAPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long woollen blanket-like shawl, often brightly striped, worn over the shoulders in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.
The serape is a traditional garment of Mexico, usually woven in bold stripes or patterns that can show the region where it was made. Riders wore it against the cold, and it also served as a blanket at night. The word is Spanish, and it is sometimes spelled sarape. In films about the old West a serape is the quick way to signal a Mexican setting.
How SERAPE is used
Used for the garment itself; also seen in the spellings sarape and zarape.
- He pulled the serape tight around his shoulders against the wind.
- A striped serape hung on the wall of the little shop.
- The rider tossed his serape over the saddle.
- She wove a red and black serape on a hand loom.
- Tourists bought a serape as a souvenir of the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERAPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERAPE
The 6 tiles of SERAPE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SERAPE
1 longer words begin with SERAPE.
Shorter words from the letters in SERAPE
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Common questions about SERAPE
- Is SERAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERAPE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERAPE worth?
- SERAPE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERAPE mean?
- A long woollen blanket-like shawl, often brightly striped, worn over the shoulders in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.
- What letters can be added to SERAPE?
- SERAPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SERAPE:
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