DRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
draysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about DRAY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low cart without sides for heavy loads.
Dray is built on the same root as draw and originally meant something dragged rather than wheeled. Breweries kept both the vehicle and the word long after other trades dropped them.
How DRAY is used
Countable: a dray, two drays.
- A dray carries barrels and nothing that could roll off.
- The word dray shares a root with draw.
- Two drays outside the same public house.
- A dray was dragged before it was wheeled.
- Breweries kept the dray longest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRAY
The 4 tiles of DRAY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DRAY
9 longer words begin with DRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAY
Common questions about DRAY
- Is DRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAY worth?
- DRAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAY mean?
- A low cart without sides for heavy loads.
- What letters can be added to DRAY?
- DRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DRAY:
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