SATAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SATAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SATAY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sataysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SATAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does SATAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dish of small pieces of meat, poultry, or seafood threaded onto skewers, grilled over an open flame, and usually served with a spiced peanut sauce.
Satay originated in Southeast Asian cooking, particularly in Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine, and street vendors there still grill it over charcoal for the smoky flavor that defines the dish. The meat is normally marinated before skewering, and the accompanying peanut sauce, often mixed with soy sauce, chili, and lime, is as much a part of the dish as the meat itself. The word has spread into English along with the food, appearing on restaurant menus far beyond the region where satay began.
How SATAY is used
A loanword naming a specific grilled and skewered dish, common on menus of Southeast Asian restaurants worldwide.
- They ordered chicken satay with a side of peanut sauce.
- The street vendor grilled satay over glowing charcoal.
- Beef satay is marinated overnight before it goes on the skewer.
- She dipped each piece of satay into the spicy sauce.
- The restaurant's satay platter came with cucumber and onion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SATAY
1 longer words begin with SATAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SATAY
Common questions about SATAY
- Is SATAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATAY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATAY worth?
- SATAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATAY mean?
- A dish of small pieces of meat, poultry, or seafood threaded onto skewers, grilled over an open flame, and usually served with a spiced peanut sauce.
- What letters can be added to SATAY?
- SATAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SATAY:
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