SCALAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCALAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALAGE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scalagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCALAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCALAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does SCALAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A percentage taken off the weight or price of goods that may shrink or leak, or an estimate of the timber in a log.
Merchants allowed scalage to cover losses from drying or spilling in transit. Lumbermen use scalage for the measured volume of logs, which decides what the seller is paid.
How SCALAGE is used
Scalage is trade vocabulary, used in commerce and the timber industry.
- The buyer deducted a small scalage for shrinkage in the grain.
- Scalage on the barrels covered the oil that leaked.
- The scalage of the log was recorded at the mill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCALAGE
1 longer words begin with SCALAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALAGE
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Common questions about SCALAGE
- Is SCALAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALAGE worth?
- SCALAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALAGE mean?
- A percentage taken off the weight or price of goods that may shrink or leak, or an estimate of the timber in a log.
- What letters can be added to SCALAGE?
- SCALAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCALAGE:
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