FRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRAY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does FRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To unravel at the edge; also, a fight.
The two frays are separate words: one is about cloth wearing through and the other about a brawl, shortened from affray. Both are common, and nobody notices that they are unrelated.
How FRAY is used
Frayed, fraying. Also a noun in two senses.
- The cuff frayed within a month of being mended.
- The word fray covers cloth and a brawl and they are unrelated.
- They joined the fray an hour after it started.
- Tempers frayed and the meeting ended early.
- A fray meaning a fight is shortened from affray.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRAY
4 longer words begin with FRAY.
Words ending in FRAY
5 words end in FRAY. Useful as a back hook: play FRAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with FRAY inside
18 words contain FRAY in the middle. Words that start with FRAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FRAY
Common questions about FRAY
- Is FRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRAY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRAY worth?
- FRAY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRAY mean?
- To unravel at the edge; also, a fight.
- What letters can be added to FRAY?
- FRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FRAY:
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