Raphia

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Fibre obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used in crafts, basketry, and as plant ties.

“She used raphia to weave a sturdy basket and to tie the climbing roses to the trellis.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

raph·i·a

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Synonyms

raffia

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Wordle

Three vowels A, I, A, PH digraph, ends in A, variant spelling of RAFFIA

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Scrabble

PH as two tiles, 11 base points, less common spelling than RAFFIA

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Anagrams of Raphia

Words that use exactly the same letters as “raphia”.

pariah

Words one letter different

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baphia

Words you can make from Raphia

Shorter words formed from the letters in “raphia”.

apair aphra harpa parah ahir aira apar aria haar hair hapi harp pair para

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