KRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KRAY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KRAY is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KRAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about KRAY
- 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 KRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An administrative territory of Russia, also spelled krai.
A kray sits alongside the oblast in the layout of the Russian state, and the difference between the two is mostly historical rather than a matter of power today. The system dates from the 1920s, when large new administrative units replaced the old provinces, and several of the biggest modern regions, such as Krasnodar and Khabarovsk, are krays.
How KRAY is used
Countable: a kray, two krays. Usually written krai in English writing about Russia.
- The kray stretches from the mountains to the coast.
- Krasnodar is a kray, and the distinction from an oblast matters mainly on paper.
- Two krays share a border along the same river.
- The word kray is an older English spelling of krai.
- A kray and an oblast rank the same in the Russian system.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KRAY
The 4 tiles of KRAY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KRAY
1 longer words begin with KRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in KRAY
Common questions about KRAY
- Is KRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KRAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KRAY worth?
- KRAY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KRAY mean?
- An administrative territory of Russia, also spelled krai.
- What letters can be added to KRAY?
- KRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KRAY:
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