ARREARAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARREARAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARREARAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARREARAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARREARAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arrearagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARREARAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARREARAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARREARAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARREARAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
An amount of money still owed after the date on which it should have been paid.
Arrearage is the legal and financial word for a backlog of unpaid debt such as rent, tax or support payments. It is a heavier, more formal choice than the everyday plural arrears.
How ARREARAGE is used
Formal legal and financial term.
- The tenant owed a large arrearage on the rent.
- The court ordered full payment of the arrearage within thirty days.
- Interest kept adding to the arrearage each month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARREARAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARREARAGE
1 longer words begin with ARREARAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARREARAGE
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Common questions about ARREARAGE
- Is ARREARAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARREARAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARREARAGE worth?
- ARREARAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARREARAGE mean?
- An amount of money still owed after the date on which it should have been paid.
- What letters can be added to ARREARAGE?
- ARREARAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARREARAGE:
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