RIG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RIG 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 RIG?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 998.
What does RIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
The equipment used for a particular purpose.
Rig covers a ship's masts and sails, a drilling platform, an articulated lorry in American use, and the act of fixing a result dishonestly. That last one is probably a separate word, and nobody has ever proved the connection.
How RIG is used
Countable. Also a verb: rigged, rigging.
- The rig took four days to assemble and one to move.
- They rigged the ballot and were caught by the arithmetic.
- A rig in American English is an articulated lorry.
- The word rig covers equipment and dishonesty alike.
- Two rigs working the same field from opposite ends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIG
Showing 24 of 120 words that begin with RIG.
Words ending in RIG
14 words end in RIG. Useful as a back hook: play RIG onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIG inside
Showing 24 of 572 words that contain RIG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIG
Common questions about RIG
- Is RIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIG, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIG worth?
- RIG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIG mean?
- The equipment used for a particular purpose.
- What letters can be added to RIG?
- RIG takes 7 hooks: 5 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RIG:
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