AGROUND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AGROUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGROUND?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGROUND is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGROUND
No single letter turns AGROUND into another word.
How AGROUND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AGROUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does AGROUND mean in Scrabble?
adverb
nautical
Stuck on the bottom in shallow water, so that a ship cannot float freely.
Sailors say a vessel has run aground when its hull meets sand, rock or mud. The word is also used loosely for any plan that comes to a sudden halt.
How AGROUND is used
Aground follows verbs such as run, go or be, in both nautical and figurative use.
- The ferry ran aground on a sandbank in the fog.
- Their negotiations went aground over a single clause.
- The tide left the little boat aground until morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGROUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AGROUND
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Common questions about AGROUND
- Is AGROUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGROUND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGROUND worth?
- AGROUND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGROUND mean?
- Stuck on the bottom in shallow water, so that a ship cannot float freely.
- What letters can be added to AGROUND?
- No single letter can be added to AGROUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AGROUND:
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