IGAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. IGAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IGAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IGAD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IGAD
No single letter turns IGAD into another word.
How IGAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IGAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about IGAD
- 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 IGAD mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
A mild oath expressing surprise, an older variant of the exclamation egad.
Igad is used the same way as egad, as a light exclamation of surprise or emphasis rather than a serious curse. A speaker in an older play or novel might cry igad on hearing unexpected news, much as a modern speaker might say goodness or well I never.
How IGAD is used
Archaic; met chiefly in older plays and novels, rarely in current speech.
- Igad, he cried, I never expected to see you here!
- Igad, said the old squire, the fellow has some nerve.
- The letter began with a startled igad at the news.
- Igad, that is the strangest tale I have heard all year.
- He muttered igad under his breath and read the letter again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IGAD
The 4 tiles of IGAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words with IGAD inside
8 words contain IGAD in the middle. Words that start with IGAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IGAD
Common questions about IGAD
- Is IGAD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IGAD is not in it.
- How many points is IGAD worth?
- IGAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGAD mean?
- A mild oath expressing surprise, an older variant of the exclamation egad.
- What letters can be added to IGAD?
- No single letter can be added to IGAD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IGAD:
Open IGAD in the Word Finder