SAGBUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAGBUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAGBUT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAGBUT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAGBUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sagbutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAGBUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAGBUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does SAGBUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
An early brass instrument with a sliding tube, the forerunner of the modern trombone.
The sagbut was played in town bands and church music from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. Its tone is softer and more blended than a modern trombone, which suited it to accompany voices. Early-music groups today revive it, and the variant spelling sackbut is more familiar in the English Bible.
How SAGBUT is used
Historical term, mostly met in writing about early music.
- A sagbut player joined the choir for the Renaissance concert.
- The sagbut slides in and out to change pitch.
- She learned to play the sagbut at a conservatory.
- In the painting, a sagbut rests beside a lute.
- The sagbut sounded warmer than the cornett beside it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAGBUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAGBUT
1 longer words begin with SAGBUT.
Shorter words from the letters in SAGBUT
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Common questions about SAGBUT
- Is SAGBUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAGBUT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAGBUT worth?
- SAGBUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAGBUT mean?
- An early brass instrument with a sliding tube, the forerunner of the modern trombone.
- What letters can be added to SAGBUT?
- SAGBUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAGBUT:
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