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
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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