SARD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARD?
| 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 SARD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about SARD
- 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 SARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A deep orange-red or brownish-red variety of chalcedony, used as a semiprecious gemstone.
Sard is a form of quartz closely related to carnelian, distinguished mainly by its darker, more brownish-red color, and it has long been cut and polished for rings, seals, and small carved ornaments. Jewelers and gemologists use the name to separate this deeper shade from the brighter orange of carnelian, though the two stones are chemically the same mineral.
How SARD is used
Technical; used mainly in gemology and jewelry-making rather than everyday speech.
- The ring was set with a polished sard rather than the usual carnelian.
- Ancient seals were often carved from sard because it held fine detail well.
- The gemologist identified the dark red stone as sard.
- She collected small pieces of sard from the riverbank.
- The museum case displayed a Roman intaglio cut into sard.
technical
A deep orange-red or brownish-red variety of chalcedony, used as a semiprecious gemstone.
Sard is a form of quartz closely related to carnelian, distinguished mainly by its darker, more brownish-red color, and it has long been cut and polished for rings, seals, and small carved ornaments. Jewelers and gemologists use the name to separate this deeper shade from the brighter orange of carnelian, though the two stones are chemically the same mineral.
How SARD is used
Technical; used mainly in gemology and jewelry-making rather than everyday speech.
- The ring was set with a polished sard rather than the usual carnelian.
- Ancient seals were often carved from sard because it held fine detail well.
- The gemologist identified the dark red stone as sard.
- She collected small pieces of sard from the riverbank.
- The museum case displayed a Roman intaglio cut into sard.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SARD and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SARD
The 4 tiles of SARD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SARD
24 longer words begin with SARD.
Words ending in SARD
8 words end in SARD. Useful as a back hook: play SARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with SARD inside
21 words contain SARD in the middle. Words that start with SARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SARD
Common questions about SARD
- Is SARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARD worth?
- SARD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARD mean?
- A deep orange-red or brownish-red variety of chalcedony, used as a semiprecious gemstone.
- What letters can be added to SARD?
- SARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SARD:
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