ARRAIGN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARRAIGN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARRAIGN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARRAIGN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARRAIGN
Front hooks — 1
darraignBack hooks — 1
arraignsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARRAIGN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARRAIGN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 182,985.
What does ARRAIGN mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To bring a person before a court to answer a criminal charge; or to find fault with.
The first sense is a formal step in criminal procedure, where charges are read and a plea is sought. The second, older sense is to accuse or criticise someone publicly. To arraign someone is only the first court step, not a verdict.
How ARRAIGN is used
Arraign belongs to criminal procedure, and also to literary talk of public accusation.
- Prosecutors will arraign the prisoner on Monday.
- The court will arraign him on charges of theft.
- Critics arraign the policy as reckless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARRAIGN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARRAIGN
8 longer words begin with ARRAIGN.
Shorter words from the letters in ARRAIGN
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Common questions about ARRAIGN
- Is ARRAIGN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARRAIGN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARRAIGN worth?
- ARRAIGN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARRAIGN mean?
- To bring a person before a court to answer a criminal charge; or to find fault with.
- What letters can be added to ARRAIGN?
- ARRAIGN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARRAIGN:
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