MARGAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MARGAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARGAY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARGAY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARGAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
margaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARGAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARGAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does MARGAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small spotted wild cat of Central and South America, with large eyes and a yellowish coat.
The margay lives in forests and is a skilled climber, often hunting among the branches. Its coat is marked with black spots and stripes, which makes it look like a small ocelot. The name reached English through Portuguese and French from a word in a South American language.
How MARGAY is used
Used in natural history and wildlife writing.
- The margay watched us from a high branch.
- A margay is smaller than an ocelot, though they look alike.
- Fritz prepared the skin of the margay with great care.
- Few visitors ever see a margay in the wild.
- The zoo keeps a pair of margay in the forest house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARGAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARGAY
The 6 tiles of MARGAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MARGAY
1 longer words begin with MARGAY.
Shorter words from the letters in MARGAY
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Common questions about MARGAY
- Is MARGAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARGAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARGAY worth?
- MARGAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARGAY mean?
- A small spotted wild cat of Central and South America, with large eyes and a yellowish coat.
- What letters can be added to MARGAY?
- MARGAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARGAY:
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