SAAG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAAG 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 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SAAG?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAAG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SAAG
- 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 SAAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A South Asian dish of spinach or another leafy green, often cooked with spices.
Saag is the Hindi word carried into English for a dish built around cooked leafy greens, most often spinach. It appears on menus alone or combined with other words, as in saag paneer.
How SAAG is used
Common on restaurant menus and in writing about South Asian food; not used outside a culinary context.
- They ordered saag with warm naan bread.
- The restaurant's saag was rich with garlic and ginger.
- She cooked saag from fresh spinach picked that morning.
- Saag paneer combines the dish with soft cheese cubes.
- His favourite curry house served the best saag in town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAAG
The 4 tiles of SAAG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAAG
1 longer words begin with SAAG.
Shorter words from the letters in SAAG
Common questions about SAAG
- Is SAAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAAG, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAAG worth?
- SAAG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAAG mean?
- A South Asian dish of spinach or another leafy green, often cooked with spices.
- What letters can be added to SAAG?
- SAAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAAG:
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