RAGI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAGI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAGI?
| 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 RAGI is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAGI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAGI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAGI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,689.
What stands out about RAGI
- 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 RAGI mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyIndian English
A hardy cereal grass grown mainly in India and parts of Africa for its small, nutritious grain, known in English as finger millet.
Ragi tolerates poor soil and dry conditions better than many other cereals, which makes it an important crop in drought-prone regions. Farmers grind the grain into flour used for porridge, flatbread, and other traditional dishes across South Asia and East Africa.
How RAGI is used
Countable noun, mainly used in South Asian and East African English.
- Farmers in the dry hills still plant ragi every season.
- She ground the ragi into a fine reddish flour.
- Ragi porridge is a common breakfast in southern India.
- The market stall sold sacks of ragi alongside rice and wheat.
- Nutritionists praise ragi for its high calcium content.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAGI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAGI
The 4 tiles of RAGI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAGI
6 longer words begin with RAGI.
Words ending in RAGI
4 words end in RAGI. Useful as a back hook: play RAGI onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAGI inside
Showing 24 of 73 words that contain RAGI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAGI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAGI
Common questions about RAGI
- Is RAGI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAGI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAGI worth?
- RAGI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAGI mean?
- A hardy cereal grass grown mainly in India and parts of Africa for its small, nutritious grain, known in English as finger millet.
- What letters can be added to RAGI?
- RAGI takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAGI:
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