ARRIS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARRIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARRIS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARRIS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARRIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARRIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARRIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,491.
What does ARRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The sharp edge formed where two flat or curved surfaces meet, especially in stonework, carpentry or architecture.
Builders and stonemasons use arris to describe the crisp line left where two planes come together, for example along the edge of a cut stone block or between the flutes of a column. A clean arris shows precise, careful work, while a chipped or rounded one is treated as a flaw in finished stone or joinery. The term appears in technical manuals and trade instructions rather than in general conversation, since most speakers simply say edge. Furniture makers and roofers use the same word for the ridge where two surfaces of wood or slate meet.
How ARRIS is used
Technical term from building and woodworking trades; rarely used outside descriptions of construction and finishing work.
- The mason chiselled a crisp arris along the stone lintel.
- A chipped arris on the tabletop gave away the rough handling.
- Roofers check that each arris of the ridge tile sits level.
- The column's flutes met at a sharp arris on every side.
- Sanding too hard will round off the arris of the shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARRIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARRIS
The 5 tiles of ARRIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARRIS
3 longer words begin with ARRIS.
Words ending in ARRIS
3 words end in ARRIS. Useful as a back hook: play ARRIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARRIS inside
19 words contain ARRIS in the middle. Words that start with ARRIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARRIS
Common questions about ARRIS
- Is ARRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARRIS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARRIS worth?
- ARRIS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARRIS mean?
- The sharp edge formed where two flat or curved surfaces meet, especially in stonework, carpentry or architecture.
- What letters can be added to ARRIS?
- ARRIS takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARRIS:
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