Is RAPPELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RAPPELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RAPPELS mean?
Rappels is a form of RAPPEL.
- noun
(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
- verb
descend by means of a rappel
“The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RAPPELS
RAPPELS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of RAPPELS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RAPPELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lappers11
- slapper11
- appels10
- apples10
- lapper10
- papers10
- rappel10
- sapper10
- appel9
- apple9
- palps9
- paper9
- pepla9
- perps9
- preps9
- repps9
- lapser8
- parles8
- pearls8
- apps8
- palp8
- paps8
- peps8
- perp8
- prep8
- repp8
- apers7
- apres7
- asper7
- lapse7
- larps7
- leaps7
- paler7
- pales7
- pares7
- parle7
- parse7
- peals7
- pearl7
- pears7
- pleas7
- prase7
- presa7
- rapes7
- reaps7
- salep7
- sepal7
- spale7
- spare7
- spear7
- app7
- pap7
- pep7
- alps6
- aper6
- apes6
- apse6
- laps6
- larp6
- leap6
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