AGAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AGAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGAR is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AGAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does AGAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A jelly-like substance extracted from red seaweed, used in laboratories and cooking.
Agar is a gelatinous substance extracted from certain red seaweeds. Laboratories pour it into dishes to grow bacteria, while cooks use the same agar as a vegetarian substitute for gelatin.
How AGAR is used
Common in microbiology labs and, increasingly, in vegetarian and vegan cooking.
- The technician spread the bacteria across a plate of agar.
- Vegan cooks set the fruit dessert with agar instead of gelatin.
- The lab restocked its shelves with fresh agar plates.
- Agar dissolved slowly as she heated the seaweed extract.
- Colonies of mould spread visibly across the agar overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGAR
The 4 tiles of AGAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AGAR
8 longer words begin with AGAR.
Words with AGAR inside
15 words contain AGAR in the middle. Words that start with AGAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AGAR
Common questions about AGAR
- Is AGAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGAR worth?
- AGAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGAR mean?
- A jelly-like substance extracted from red seaweed, used in laboratories and cooking.
- What letters can be added to AGAR?
- AGAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AGAR:
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