Is RATINGS a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — RATINGS is a valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
RATINGS appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
RATINGS — Definition
< RATING, relative estimate or evaluation
Part of speech: a noun
RATINGS — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
RATINGS is worth 8 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | ||
RATINGS in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how RATINGS fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | RATINGS valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is RATINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RATINGS is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 8 Scrabble points.
What does RATINGS mean in Scrabble?
RATINGS is a noun as: < RATING, relative estimate or evaluation.
How many points is RATINGS worth in Scrabble?
RATINGS is worth 8points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: G=2, A=1, I=1, N=1, R=1, S=1, T=1.
Is RATINGS a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, RATINGS is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Dutch (OpenTaal) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).