SATRAP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SATRAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SATRAP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATRAP is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATRAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATRAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SATRAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SATRAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A governor of a province in the ancient Persian empire, ruling in the name of the king.
Each satrap collected taxes, kept order and answered to the Persian king, while enjoying wide local power. The Greek form of the Persian title gave English the word, and Greek historians wrote often about these rulers. In later writing a satrap can be any minor ruler who acts like a petty tyrant under a distant master.
How SATRAP is used
Used in history for the Persian office, and figuratively for an underling with too much power.
- The king sent a letter to the satrap of the western province.
- Each satrap paid a yearly tribute to the royal court.
- A rebellious satrap marched against his own ruler.
- The writer called the factory manager a satrap in his own small kingdom.
- Greek soldiers fought for the satrap before changing sides.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATRAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SATRAP
4 longer words begin with SATRAP.
Shorter words from the letters in SATRAP
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Common questions about SATRAP
- Is SATRAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATRAP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATRAP worth?
- SATRAP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATRAP mean?
- A governor of a province in the ancient Persian empire, ruling in the name of the king.
- What letters can be added to SATRAP?
- SATRAP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SATRAP:
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