DIGRAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DIGRAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIGRAPH?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIGRAPH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
digraphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIGRAPH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does DIGRAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pair of letters that together stand for a single sound.
English spelling is full of digraphs: sh in ship, th in thin, and ea in bread each give one sound from two letters. Teachers introduce the digraph early because it cannot be sounded out letter by letter.
How DIGRAPH is used
Digraph is a term from phonics and linguistics.
- The letters ch form a digraph in the word church.
- Children learn each digraph alongside simple examples.
- A digraph can be hard to spot in an unfamiliar word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIGRAPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIGRAPH
3 longer words begin with DIGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in DIGRAPH
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Common questions about DIGRAPH
- Is DIGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIGRAPH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIGRAPH worth?
- DIGRAPH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIGRAPH mean?
- A pair of letters that together stand for a single sound.
- What letters can be added to DIGRAPH?
- DIGRAPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIGRAPH:
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