SAG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SAG 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 SAG?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about SAG
- The same 3 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 SAG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To sink or bend downwards under weight.
Sag is Scandinavian in origin and unusually precise: it names a curve caused by weight rather than by design. The engineering term for the same shape in a hanging cable is a catenary, which is a far older idea.
How SAG is used
Sagged, sagging. Also a noun.
- The shelf sags in the middle and holds anyway.
- A sag of two centimetres over three metres is acceptable.
- The word sag names a curve caused by weight.
- Sagging cables are described by a catenary curve.
- The mattress sagged before the frame did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAG
The 3 tiles of SAG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAG
Showing 24 of 82 words that begin with SAG.
Words ending in SAG
1 words end in SAG. Useful as a back hook: play SAG onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAG inside
Showing 24 of 148 words that contain SAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAG
Common questions about SAG
- Is SAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAG, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAG worth?
- SAG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAG mean?
- To sink or bend downwards under weight.
- What letters can be added to SAG?
- SAG takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SAG:
Open SAG in the Word Finder