SCRAPIE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCRAPIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRAPIE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAPIE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAPIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scrapiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRAPIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCRAPIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about SCRAPIE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 SCRAPIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A fatal disease of sheep and goats that damages the nervous system and causes loss of coordination.
The name comes from the way sick animals scrape themselves against fences and trees to ease intense itching. Scrapie is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, and it is studied as a relative of mad cow disease.
How SCRAPIE is used
Scrapie appears in veterinary medicine and in discussions of prion diseases.
- The farm was put under quarantine after a case of scrapie.
- Scrapie has been known in sheep flocks for centuries.
- Researchers used scrapie to learn how prions spread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRAPIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCRAPIE
The 7 tiles of SCRAPIE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SCRAPIE
1 longer words begin with SCRAPIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAPIE
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Common questions about SCRAPIE
- Is SCRAPIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRAPIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRAPIE worth?
- SCRAPIE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRAPIE mean?
- A fatal disease of sheep and goats that damages the nervous system and causes loss of coordination.
- What letters can be added to SCRAPIE?
- SCRAPIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCRAPIE:
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