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Yes, raise is playable

...and is worth 5 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Raise" Definition

noun

An increase in salary.
The act of raising or increasing.
An increase of a bet or bid.
An increase in wages or salary .
A vertical or inclined opening or passageway connecting one mine working area with another at a higher level.

idiom

Cain To behave in a rowdy or disruptive fashion.
Cain To reprimand someone angrily.
Raise eyebrows To cause surprise or mild disapproval.

verb-transitive

Games To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
Games To increase (a poker bet).
Nautical To bring into sight by approaching nearer: raised the Cape.
Scots To make angry; enrage.
To accustom to something from an early age: "Such amenities are ... meant to make churchgoing attractive to a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas” ( Gustav Niebuhr).

verb-intransitive

Games To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.

verb

To bring up the nap of (cloth).
To cause (as a blister) to form on the skin.
To increase the nominal value of fraudulently .
To articulate (a sound) with the tongue in a higher position.
To establish radio communication with.

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