GRAYLAG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRAYLAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAYLAG?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAYLAG is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAYLAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
graylagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAYLAG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRAYLAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about GRAYLAG
- GRAYLAG begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRAYLAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large grey wild goose of Europe and Asia, ancestor of most domestic geese.
The graylag is the wild goose farmers first tamed long ago. It nests in marshes and flies in noisy, orderly lines. British writers usually prefer the spelling greylag, while the American spelling is graylag.
How GRAYLAG is used
Graylag is the American spelling in bird guides and nature writing.
- A graylag landed on the pond at dawn.
- Flocks of graylag winter on the coast.
- The farm geese descend from the wild graylag.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAYLAG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAYLAG
1 longer words begin with GRAYLAG.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAYLAG
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Common questions about GRAYLAG
- Is GRAYLAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAYLAG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAYLAG worth?
- GRAYLAG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAYLAG mean?
- A large grey wild goose of Europe and Asia, ancestor of most domestic geese.
- What letters can be added to GRAYLAG?
- GRAYLAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRAYLAG:
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