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RIPCORDS

8 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What RIPCORDS Means

RIPCORDS is a form of RIPCORD, which means:

  1. noun: a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
  2. noun: a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RIPCORDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 I1 P3 C3 O1 R1 D2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In RIPCORDS

122 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (5)

5 letter words (25)

4 letter words (36)

3 letter words (41)

2 letter words (14)

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