RAG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAG?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 998.
What does RAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of old torn cloth.
Rag as a verb means to tease, and a rag week at a university takes its name from that: the mischief came first and the charity afterwards. A rag in music is short for ragtime, named from the ragged rhythm.
How RAG is used
Countable. Also a verb: ragged, ragging.
- A rag soaked in white spirit and left on the bench.
- They ragged him about it until he stopped mentioning it.
- The word rag gave the university rag week its name.
- A rag in music is short for ragtime.
- Two rags and a bucket for the whole staircase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAG
The 3 tiles of RAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAG
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with RAG.
Words ending in RAG
23 words end in RAG. Useful as a back hook: play RAG onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAG inside
Showing 24 of 858 words that contain RAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAG
Common questions about RAG
- Is RAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAG, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAG worth?
- RAG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAG mean?
- A piece of old torn cloth.
- What letters can be added to RAG?
- RAG takes 10 hooks: 4 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAG:
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