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RIPTIDES

8 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What RIPTIDES Means

RIPTIDES is a form of RIPTIDE, which means:

  1. noun: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  2. noun: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RIPTIDES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 I1 P3 T1 I1 D2 E1 S1.

Anagrams of RIPTIDES (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.