Is RATELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RATELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RATELS mean?
Ratels is a form of RATEL.
- noun
nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 6
R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 6 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 RATELS
RATELS 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 RATELS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RATELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alerts6
- alters6
- artels6
- estral6
- laster6
- salter6
- slater6
- staler6
- stelar6
- talers6
- alert5
- alter5
- arles5
- artel5
- aster5
- earls5
- lares5
- laser5
- later5
- lears5
- least5
- rales5
- ratel5
- rates5
- reals5
- resat5
- seral5
- setal5
- slate5
- stale5
- stare5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
- taler5
- tales5
- tares5
- taser5
- teals5
- tears5
- tesla5
- ales4
- alts4
- ares4
- arse4
- arts4
- ates4
- earl4
- ears4
- east4
- eats4
- eras4
- erst4
- etas4
- lars4
- lase4
- last4
- late4
- lats4
- lear4
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