SCOURGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCOURGE 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 SCOURGE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOURGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOURGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCOURGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCOURGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does SCOURGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A whip used for punishment, or something that causes great suffering or destruction.
In history the scourge was a real lash used on prisoners and penitents. Today the word mostly appears figuratively, for plagues, wars or crime that torment a whole community.
How SCOURGE is used
Scourge is common in news and history writing about disease, poverty and violence.
- Malaria remains a scourge in many tropical regions.
- The monk carried a scourge in his belt.
- Cheap drugs became the scourge of the town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOURGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCOURGE
The 7 tiles of SCOURGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCOURGE
4 longer words begin with SCOURGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOURGE
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Common questions about SCOURGE
- Is SCOURGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOURGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOURGE worth?
- SCOURGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOURGE mean?
- A whip used for punishment, or something that causes great suffering or destruction.
- What letters can be added to SCOURGE?
- SCOURGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCOURGE:
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