RAGS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAGS 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 RAGS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAGS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAGS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAGS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does RAGS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Old, worn, or torn pieces of clothing, especially when described collectively as shabby or poor.
Rags describes clothing that has become torn, faded, or threadbare through age and hard wear, often used to suggest poverty, as in the phrase from rags to riches. A single torn scrap of cloth used for cleaning is called a rag. Rags as a group, however, usually refers to an entire set of shabby garments rather than to one piece.
How RAGS is used
Plural noun, often used for shabby clothing collectively; the singular rag names one scrap of cloth.
- The beggar was dressed in tattered rags.
- She grew up poor and rose from rags to riches.
- His old work clothes had worn down to rags.
- The children playacted in costumes made of rags.
- Years of hard travel had reduced his coat to rags.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAGS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAGS
The 4 tiles of RAGS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAGS
2 longer words begin with RAGS.
Words ending in RAGS
23 words end in RAGS. Useful as a back hook: play RAGS onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAGS inside
10 words contain RAGS in the middle. Words that start with RAGS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAGS
Common questions about RAGS
- Is RAGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAGS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAGS worth?
- RAGS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAGS mean?
- Old, worn, or torn pieces of clothing, especially when described collectively as shabby or poor.
- What letters can be added to RAGS?
- RAGS takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAGS:
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