CAGER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CAGER 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 CAGER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAGER is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cagersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAGER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does CAGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A basketball player.
Cager was old sportswriters' slang for a basketball player, drawn from the cage-like netting that once surrounded early basketball courts to keep the ball in play and protect spectators. The word faded from everyday sportswriting once that style of enclosed court disappeared, but it survives in older newspaper archives and word-game lists.
How CAGER is used
Found in older North American sportswriting rather than current basketball commentary.
- The local paper called him the finest cager the town had produced.
- Every cager on the roster showed up for early practice.
- Fans packed the gym to watch the visiting cagers.
- The coach praised his star cager after the tournament win.
- Old photographs show the cagers in long, baggy shorts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAGER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAGER
The 5 tiles of CAGER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAGER
1 longer words begin with CAGER.
Words ending in CAGER
1 words end in CAGER. Useful as a back hook: play CAGER onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAGER inside
1 words contain CAGER in the middle. Words that start with CAGER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAGER
Common questions about CAGER
- Is CAGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAGER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAGER worth?
- CAGER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAGER mean?
- A basketball player.
- What letters can be added to CAGER?
- CAGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAGER:
Open CAGER in the Word Finder