tile rack

Scrabble piece holder

A tile rack is a wooden or plastic stand that holds letter tiles in word games like Scrabble, keeping them upright and visible only to the player.

Each player has their own rack, typically holding seven tiles: She studied her tile rack, looking for a high-scoring play.

Also called simply a rack.

Related

wooden · tray · game · turn · triple word · score · consonants · vowels · swap · draw · bag · playing · tabletop · crossword · spelling · words · ceramic · grout

Categories
Opposites
game component function

tile rackgame board

Flat surface for play

Scrabble board · discard pile · draw pile · score sheet

game component location

tile rackgame board

Flat surface for play

board · play area · table · discard pile · center

tile state

tile rackdraw pile

Undealt cards to take

boneyard · stock · reserve

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G