RIGG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIGG is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RIGG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIGG is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIGG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
riggsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIGG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIGG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,205.
What does RIGG mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectzoology
A dialect name for the dogfish, a small shark found in coastal waters.
Rigg is a regional English term, mainly used by fishermen, for the small sharks more widely called dogfish, which are common bycatch along rocky and sandy coasts. The everyday-sounding name hides the fact that the rigg is a true shark, related to much larger species.
How RIGG is used
Dialect; regional fishing term, rarely met outside coastal communities.
- The fishing boat pulled up a net full of small rigg.
- Local fishermen call the little shark a rigg.
- He sold the rigg alongside other cheap fish at the market.
- A rigg thrashed about in the bottom of the boat.
- The old sailor still uses the word rigg for the dogfish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIGG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIGG
The 4 tiles of RIGG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIGG
9 longer words begin with RIGG.
Words with RIGG inside
Showing 24 of 80 words that contain RIGG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIGG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIGG
Common questions about RIGG
- Is RIGG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIGG is not in it.
- How many points is RIGG worth?
- RIGG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIGG mean?
- A dialect name for the dogfish, a small shark found in coastal waters.
- What letters can be added to RIGG?
- RIGG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIGG:
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