rafter

Plural: rafters

Noun

A sloping beam supporting a roof.
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
someone who travels by raft
One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
A flock of turkeys.
A raftsman.

Verb

provide (a ceiling) with rafters
To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
To furnish (a building) with rafters.
To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.

Examples

Playing RAFTER gave his score a structural boost.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft.

Synonyms

balk, baulk, raftman, raftsman

Scrabble Score: 9

rafter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rafter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rafter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

rafter: valid Words With Friends Word