ARROYO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARROYO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARROYO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARROYO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARROYO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arroyosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARROYO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARROYO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,679.
What does ARROYO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A dry stream bed or gully that fills with water only after heavy rain.
The word was borrowed from Spanish in the American Southwest, where such channels cut steep-sided paths through desert land. For most of the year an arroyo stands empty, but a sudden storm upstream can send a rush of water down it within minutes. Hikers and drivers in dry country are warned against camping or crossing in one when clouds gather.
How ARROYO is used
Mainly North American, especially of the southwestern states; rare elsewhere.
- The trail dropped into a sandy arroyo.
- After the storm the arroyo ran brown and fast.
- We left the truck beside the arroyo and walked on.
- A cottonwood grew at the bend of the arroyo.
- Flash floods make every arroyo dangerous in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARROYO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARROYO
1 longer words begin with ARROYO.
Shorter words from the letters in ARROYO
Common questions about ARROYO
- Is ARROYO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARROYO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARROYO worth?
- ARROYO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARROYO mean?
- A dry stream bed or gully that fills with water only after heavy rain.
- What letters can be added to ARROYO?
- ARROYO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARROYO:
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