SCRAIGH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCRAIGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRAIGH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAIGH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAIGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scraighsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRAIGH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCRAIGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does SCRAIGH mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To screech or shriek in a harsh, high voice.
Scraigh is a Scots form that sounds like the cry it describes. It is found in older poetry and dialect, and it brings to mind gulls or an angry bird.
How SCRAIGH is used
Scraigh is a Scots dialect spelling, uncommon in modern English.
- The gulls scraigh above the harbour.
- Hear the wean scraigh for her supper.
- Something made the hen scraigh in the yard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRAIGH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRAIGH
3 longer words begin with SCRAIGH.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAIGH
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Common questions about SCRAIGH
- Is SCRAIGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRAIGH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRAIGH worth?
- SCRAIGH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRAIGH mean?
- To screech or shriek in a harsh, high voice.
- What letters can be added to SCRAIGH?
- SCRAIGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCRAIGH:
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