DRAUGHTS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DRAUGHTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAUGHTS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAUGHTS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAUGHTS
No single letter turns DRAUGHTS into another word.
How DRAUGHTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DRAUGHTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRAUGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DRAUGHTS
- All 8 letters of DRAUGHTS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRAUGHTS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A board game for two players, each moving twelve round pieces diagonally across a chequered board.
The game is known as checkers in North America, but draughts is the standard British name. The same plural form can also mean currents of cold air in a room or single swallows of a drink.
How DRAUGHTS is used
Used in British English for the board game, and for chilly air coming through gaps.
- My grandfather taught me to play draughts on a wooden board.
- We played draughts by the fire all evening.
- The old windows let in cold draughts all winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAUGHTS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRAUGHTS
7 longer words begin with DRAUGHTS.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAUGHTS
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Common questions about DRAUGHTS
- Is DRAUGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAUGHTS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAUGHTS worth?
- DRAUGHTS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAUGHTS mean?
- A board game for two players, each moving twelve round pieces diagonally across a chequered board.
- What letters can be added to DRAUGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to DRAUGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DRAUGHTS:
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