AIGRET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AIGRET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIGRET?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIGRET is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIGRET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aigretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIGRET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AIGRET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,355.
What stands out about AIGRET
- The same 6 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 AIGRET mean in Scrabble?
noun
An ornamental cluster of feathers, traditionally taken from an egret, fastened to a hat, turban, or piece of jewelry to stand upright like a plume.
An aigret is a tuft or spray of feathers, most often taken from egrets or herons, mounted so it stands up rather than lies flat against the fabric. It was a common feature of fashionable European headwear from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, worn in hats, turbans, and jeweled hair clips. The word entered English from French, itself built on the name of the egret whose plumes were prized for the ornament. Later jewelers replaced real feathers with metal or gemstone pieces shaped like an aigret so that no bird had to be killed for the effect.
How AIGRET is used
Now mostly encountered in descriptions of historical fashion, jewelry catalogues, or costume history rather than everyday speech.
- The duchess wore a diamond aigret pinned above her left ear.
- An aigret of white feathers rose from the front of his turban.
- Jewelers of the period often shaped a brooch as an aigret rather than use real plumes.
- The portrait shows the queen with a tall aigret fastened to her headdress.
- Collectors prize antique aigret pieces made from silver and paste stones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIGRET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIGRET
The 6 tiles of AIGRET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with AIGRET
3 longer words begin with AIGRET.
Shorter words from the letters in AIGRET
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Common questions about AIGRET
- Is AIGRET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIGRET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIGRET worth?
- AIGRET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIGRET mean?
- An ornamental cluster of feathers, traditionally taken from an egret, fastened to a hat, turban, or piece of jewelry to stand upright like a plume.
- What letters can be added to AIGRET?
- AIGRET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AIGRET:
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