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Is ratel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ratel is a Scrabble US word. The word ratel is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is ratel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ratel is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

R1A1T1E1L1

Is ratel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ratel is a Words With Friends word. The word ratel is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (6 found)

ALERT,ALTER,ARTEL,LATER,RATEL,TALER,

4-letter words (17 found)

ARET,ARLE,EARL,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAR,LEAT,RALE,RATE,REAL,TAEL,TALE,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,

3-letter words (20 found)

ALE,ALT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ETA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LET,RAT,RET,TAE,TAR,TEA,TEL,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,LA,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from ratel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ratel

ratel artel rtael trael atrel tarel raetl aretl reatl eratl aertl eartl rteal treal retal ertal teral etral aterl taerl aetrl eatrl tearl etarl ratle artle rtale trale atrle tarle ralte arlte rlate lrate alrte larte rtlae trlae rltae lrtae tlrae ltrae atlre talre altre latre tlare ltare raelt arelt realt eralt aerlt earlt ralet arlet rlaet lraet alret laret relat erlat rleat lreat elrat lerat aelrt ealrt alert laert elart leart rtela trela retla ertla terla etrla rtlea trlea rltea lrtea tlrea ltrea relta erlta rleta lreta elrta lerta telra etlra tlera ltera eltra letra atelr taelr aetlr eatlr tealr etalr atler taler alter later tlaer ltaer aeltr ealtr aletr laetr elatr leatr telar etlar tlear ltear eltar letar

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Definitions and meaning of ratel

ratel

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪtəl/, /ˈɹɑːtəl/

Noun

ratel (plural ratels)

  1. Synonym of honey badger

Descendants

  • → Italian: ratelo

Translations

Anagrams

  • Alert, alert, alter, alter-, altre, artel, later, taler, telar

Afrikaans

Etymology

A shortening of Dutch rateldas, formed (in South Africa) from (dialectal) ratel (“honeycomb”) + das (“badger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ratel (plural ratels)

  1. honey badger
  2. badger
    Synonym: das

Descendants

  • → Catalan: ratel
  • → English: ratel
    • → Italian: ratelo

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈtɛl]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [raˈtɛl]

Noun

ratel m (plural ratels)

  1. honey badger

Further reading

  • “ratel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraː.təl/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tel
  • Rhymes: -aːtəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ratele.

Noun

ratel f or m (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)

  1. (music) ratchet, rattle
  2. ratchet (tool or mechanism)
  3. socket wrench
  4. rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
Related terms
  • ratelaar
  • ratelen
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: ratel (dated)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ratele, a compound of râte (“honeycomb”) and -ele. The suffix is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix), and râte (now raat) is ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu (“honeycomb”), which is probably inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-.

Noun

ratel f (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)

  2. (Belgium) honeycomb
  3. (uncommon, chiefly South Africa) ratel [from 18th c.]
    Synonym: honingdas

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ratel

  1. inflection of ratelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

  • alert, later

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

ratel m (plural ratéis)

  1. honey badger (Mellivora capensis, a mustelid of Africa, Arabia and India)

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈtel/ [raˈt̪el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ra‧tel

Noun

ratel m (plural rateles)

  1. honey badger
    Synonym: tejón de miel

Source: wiktionary.org