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Raking

r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · present participle of rake

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does raking mean?

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 raking.

Is RAKING 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) No

How many points is RAKING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
r 1a 1k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
r 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
r 1a 1k 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in RAKING

Anagrams 1

arking

Hooks for RAKING

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

Front hooks

brakingcraking

Back hooks

rakings

Words that end like RAKING

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

makingtakingbakingwakingshakingcakingfakingflakingslakingsnakingstakingmistakingundertakingawakingkayakingremakingforsakingpancakingpartakingovertakingpainstakingbreathtakingbraking
All words ending in -AKING

Raking: quick answers

Is RAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RAKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RAKING worth?
RAKING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does raking mean?
raking is the present participle of rake, which means “move through with or as if with a rake”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RAKING?
You can make 67 shorter words from RAKING, such as AKING, KAING, KIANG, KRANG. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RAKING?
RAKING rearranges into ARKING.