SAGUM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SAGUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAGUM?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAGUM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAGUM
No single letter turns SAGUM into another word.
How SAGUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAGUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about SAGUM
- The same 5 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 SAGUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A short, rectangular woolen cloak worn as a military garment by Roman soldiers and by Gauls in antiquity.
A soldier fastened the sagum at one shoulder with a brooch, leaving the sword arm free, and its coarse wool kept out cold and rain on campaign. Historians use sagum partly as a symbol of military readiness, since Roman writers spoke of citizens putting on the sagum to mean going to war, in contrast with the toga of civilian peace. The word is Latin in origin and appears in English mainly in historical writing about Rome and its neighboring peoples.
How SAGUM is used
A historical term for ancient Rome and its era; encountered in history writing rather than everyday speech.
- The legionary wrapped his sagum tightly against the mountain wind.
- Historians describe citizens donning the sagum as a sign the city had gone to war.
- The museum displayed a bronze brooch once used to pin a sagum.
- Gaulish warriors wore a coarse sagum much like that of Roman soldiers.
- Rain soaked through the thin sagum before the march ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAGUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAGUM
The 5 tiles of SAGUM in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SAGUM
Common questions about SAGUM
- Is SAGUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAGUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAGUM worth?
- SAGUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAGUM mean?
- A short, rectangular woolen cloak worn as a military garment by Roman soldiers and by Gauls in antiquity.
- What letters can be added to SAGUM?
- No single letter can be added to SAGUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAGUM:
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