ARRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARRAY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARRAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARRAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARRAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 69,711.
What does ARRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An impressive or orderly collection of things, or the arrangement of items in rows, groups, or a set order.
An array can describe anything from a wide selection of goods on display to soldiers lined up in formation before battle. In computing, the same word names a structured list of values stored under one name and accessed by position. The common thread is order: items placed or grouped according to a plan rather than scattered at random.
How ARRAY is used
Common in everyday speech for a wide selection, and as a technical term in programming and mathematics.
- The bakery offered a dazzling array of pastries.
- Soldiers stood in battle array along the ridge.
- The store displayed a full array of colors and sizes.
- The programmer stored the scores in an array.
- Solar panels were arranged in a neat array on the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARRAY
9 longer words begin with ARRAY.
Words ending in ARRAY
4 words end in ARRAY. Useful as a back hook: play ARRAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARRAY inside
13 words contain ARRAY in the middle. Words that start with ARRAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARRAY
Common questions about ARRAY
- Is ARRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARRAY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARRAY worth?
- ARRAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARRAY mean?
- An impressive or orderly collection of things, or the arrangement of items in rows, groups, or a set order.
- What letters can be added to ARRAY?
- ARRAY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARRAY:
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