ANGORA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ANGORA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGORA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGORA is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGORA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
angorasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANGORA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANGORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about ANGORA
- ANGORA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANGORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, fine yarn or textile spun from the coat of a long-haired rabbit or goat breed, or an animal of one of these breeds.
The word traces back to Angora, the old name for the Turkish capital Ankara, where long-haired goats and rabbits were bred for their fine coats. Hair from the Angora goat became known as mohair, while hair from the Angora rabbit is spun directly into a fluffy yarn used for sweaters, scarves and gloves. Over time the place name settled into ordinary use as a fabric and breed name, much as cashmere and denim trace back to place names without still needing a capital letter. Angora cats, prized for the same long silky coat, share the name for the same historical reason.
How ANGORA is used
Common in everyday talk about clothing and pets, naming either the fiber or the animal breed.
- She knitted the baby a blanket from soft angora wool.
- The farm keeps a small herd of angora goats for their mohair.
- His grandmother always wore an angora sweater in winter.
- The pet shop sold angora rabbits alongside ordinary short-haired breeds.
- Angora yarn sheds more than wool spun from sheep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANGORA
The 6 tiles of ANGORA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANGORA
1 longer words begin with ANGORA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGORA
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Common questions about ANGORA
- Is ANGORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGORA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGORA worth?
- ANGORA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGORA mean?
- A soft, fine yarn or textile spun from the coat of a long-haired rabbit or goat breed, or an animal of one of these breeds.
- What letters can be added to ANGORA?
- ANGORA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANGORA:
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