AIGRETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AIGRETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIGRETTE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIGRETTE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIGRETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aigrettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIGRETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIGRETTE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIGRETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIGRETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tuft or plume of feathers, or a jewelled ornament like one, worn on the head.
An aigrette was originally made from the long plumes of the egret and fashionable on hats and in headdresses. The word also names the tuft of hairs on a seed such as dandelion down.
How AIGRETTE is used
Aigrette is used in fashion history and in botany.
- She pinned a diamond aigrette in her hair.
- The turban was topped with a white aigrette.
- Hunters once killed egrets to supply aigrette feathers.
- The seed carries a fine aigrette of down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIGRETTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIGRETTE
1 longer words begin with AIGRETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in AIGRETTE
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Common questions about AIGRETTE
- Is AIGRETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIGRETTE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIGRETTE worth?
- AIGRETTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIGRETTE mean?
- A tuft or plume of feathers, or a jewelled ornament like one, worn on the head.
- What letters can be added to AIGRETTE?
- AIGRETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIGRETTE:
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