DRAW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DRAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAW?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAW is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DRAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does DRAW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To produce a picture with a pen or pencil.
Draw meant to pull long before it meant to sketch, and the sketching sense comes from pulling a line across a surface. Drawing a cart and drawing a face are the same word.
How DRAW is used
Irregular past tense. Also a noun.
- They draw from life once a week.
- The word draw meant to pull first.
- A horse draws a cart with the same verb.
- The match was drawn after two hours.
- Drawing a line across a surface is where the sense comes from.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRAW
The 4 tiles of DRAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DRAW
Showing 24 of 49 words that begin with DRAW.
Words ending in DRAW
10 words end in DRAW. Useful as a back hook: play DRAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRAW inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain DRAW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DRAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAW
Common questions about DRAW
- Is DRAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAW, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAW worth?
- DRAW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAW mean?
- To produce a picture with a pen or pencil.
- What letters can be added to DRAW?
- DRAW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DRAW:
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