AGRIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. AGRIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AGRIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGRIN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGRIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agrinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGRIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGRIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,606.
What stands out about AGRIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AGRIN mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicliterary
In a grinning state, showing a broad smile.
Agrin describes a face caught mid-smile, the mouth stretched wide the way it looks when someone finds something funny or pleasing. Older writing favours the form, built the same way as words like afire or aglow, to describe a face rather than name the act of grinning directly.
How AGRIN is used
A literary word, mostly found in older descriptive writing.
- He stood there agrin, delighted with the surprise.
- Her face was agrin the whole way home.
- The children were agrin over the unexpected snow day.
- He answered every question agrin, unable to hide his joy.
- The old photograph shows him agrin beside his first car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGRIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGRIN
The 5 tiles of AGRIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with AGRIN
1 longer words begin with AGRIN.
Words ending in AGRIN
2 words end in AGRIN. Useful as a back hook: play AGRIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AGRIN inside
7 words contain AGRIN in the middle. Words that start with AGRIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AGRIN
Common questions about AGRIN
- Is AGRIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AGRIN is not in it.
- How many points is AGRIN worth?
- AGRIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGRIN mean?
- In a grinning state, showing a broad smile.
- What letters can be added to AGRIN?
- AGRIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGRIN:
Open AGRIN in the Word Finder