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Rakes

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of rake

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does rakes mean?

noun

  1. a dissolute man in fashionable society

    Synonymsrakehellprofligateripbloodroue

  2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

    “the roof had a steep pitch”

    Synonymspitchslant

  3. a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

verb

  1. move through with or as if with a rake

    “She raked her fingers through her hair”

  2. level or smooth with a rake

    “rake gravel”

  3. sweep the length of

    “The gunfire raked the coast”

  4. examine hastily

    “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

    Synonymsscanskimglance overrun down

  5. gather with a rake

    “rake leaves”

  6. scrape gently

    “graze the skin”

    Synonymsgrazecrease

Definitions shown for rake, the base form of rakes.

Is RAKES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is RAKES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
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Words With Friends

9 pts
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Wordfeud

9 pts
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NYT Crossplay

10 pts
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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RAKES

Anagrams 6

askereskarkesarreakssakerskear

Hooks for RAKES

Add one letter to the front or back of RAKES to make another word.

Front hooks

brakescrakesdrakes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RAKES

Common words that share the ending -AKES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

makestakesbakescakeswakesshakesfakeslakesflakesslakessnakesstakesmistakesundertakesawakesintakesremakesforsakespancakespartakeskeepsakesnamesakesovertakescornflakes
All words ending in -AKES

Rakes: quick answers

Is RAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RAKES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RAKES worth?
RAKES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rakes mean?
rakes is the plural and third-person singular form of rake, which means “a dissolute man in fashionable society”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RAKES?
You can make 47 shorter words from RAKES, such as AKES, ARKS, ERKS, KAES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RAKES?
RAKES rearranges into ASKER, ESKAR, KESAR, REAKS, SAKER, SKEAR.