SCRAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SCRAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCRAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SCRAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCRAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangBritish
Food, especially a meal, in informal British and Scots speech.
Scran began as naval and military slang for the plain fare that sailors and soldiers ate each day, and it still carries something of that no-nonsense feel, closer to grub or chow than to a neutral term or anything polished. It survives strongly in northern English and Scots working-class talk, where getting your scran simply means eating, and good scran is a straightforward compliment for something satisfying and unpretentious rather than fancy. The word turns up often in casual invitations, such as asking a friend round for some scran, and rarely in anything written down or dressed up for print. Related slang across Britain and Ireland includes nosh and grub, both covering similar ground, though scran keeps a stronger regional flavour than either.
How SCRAN is used
Informal British and Scots slang for food; almost never used in formal or written English.
- Fancy coming round for some scran after work?
- The sailors grumbled about the poor scran served on the voyage.
- That chip shop does the best scran in town.
- He was starving by the time the scran finally arrived.
- She packed enough scran for the whole day's hike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCRAN
The 5 tiles of SCRAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SCRAN
10 longer words begin with SCRAN.
Words with SCRAN inside
1 words contain SCRAN in the middle. Words that start with SCRAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAN
Common questions about SCRAN
- Is SCRAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRAN worth?
- SCRAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRAN mean?
- Food, especially a meal, in informal British and Scots speech.
- What letters can be added to SCRAN?
- SCRAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCRAN:
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