FRUGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FRUGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRUGAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRUGAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRUGAL
No single letter turns FRUGAL into another word.
How FRUGAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FRUGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does FRUGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Careful about spending money or using resources, and avoiding waste.
A frugal person buys what is needed, mends what is broken and saves the rest, without necessarily being stingy. The word comes from the Latin for fruit or value, and it can praise a thrifty household as easily as describe a plain, inexpensive meal. Compared with miserly, frugal is usually a compliment, since it suggests sense rather than meanness.
How FRUGAL is used
Generally approving; applies to people, habits and meals.
- Her frugal habits let the family save for a house.
- A frugal supper of bread and soup was all they had.
- He is frugal with words as well as with money.
- The frugal traveller packed light and cooked in hostels.
- Grandfather lived a frugal life and never wasted string.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRUGAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRUGAL
9 longer words begin with FRUGAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FRUGAL
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Common questions about FRUGAL
- Is FRUGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRUGAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRUGAL worth?
- FRUGAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRUGAL mean?
- Careful about spending money or using resources, and avoiding waste.
- What letters can be added to FRUGAL?
- No single letter can be added to FRUGAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FRUGAL:
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