SCATTERGUN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCATTERGUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCATTERGUN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCATTERGUN is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCATTERGUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scattergunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCATTERGUN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCATTERGUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCATTERGUN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCATTERGUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shotgun that fires many small pellets over a wide area at short range.
The word is often used as an adjective for any approach that spreads effort widely without aiming carefully. A scattergun strategy hits a lot of targets but none of them precisely.
How SCATTERGUN is used
Scattergun names the weapon, and in modern writing it often describes unfocused methods.
- The farmer kept an old scattergun by the door.
- Her scattergun approach to job hunting brought few replies.
- He blamed the scattergun marketing for the weak sales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCATTERGUN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCATTERGUN
1 longer words begin with SCATTERGUN.
Shorter words from the letters in SCATTERGUN
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Common questions about SCATTERGUN
- Is SCATTERGUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCATTERGUN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCATTERGUN worth?
- SCATTERGUN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCATTERGUN mean?
- A shotgun that fires many small pellets over a wide area at short range.
- What letters can be added to SCATTERGUN?
- SCATTERGUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCATTERGUN:
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