AGRAFE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AGRAFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGRAFE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGRAFE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGRAFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agrafesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGRAFE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AGRAFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does AGRAFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hook, clasp or small cramp used to fasten two things together.
Agrafe was borrowed from French and covers several fasteners: the ornate clasp on a cloak or armour, the iron cramp that holds stone blocks in a wall, and a hook in a piano that steadies a string. In architecture it can also name a carved ornament on the face of a keystone. The variant spelling agraffe is more common in some books.
How AGRAFE is used
Rare; found in architecture, costume history and piano making.
- A jewelled agrafe held the mantle at his shoulder.
- The mason set an iron agrafe across the joint.
- The tuner checked the agrafe above the bridge.
- An agrafe in the shape of a leaf decorated the keystone.
- She admired the silver agrafe on the old armour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGRAFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGRAFE
1 longer words begin with AGRAFE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGRAFE
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Common questions about AGRAFE
- Is AGRAFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGRAFE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGRAFE worth?
- AGRAFE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGRAFE mean?
- A hook, clasp or small cramp used to fasten two things together.
- What letters can be added to AGRAFE?
- AGRAFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AGRAFE:
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