SMALLAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SMALLAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMALLAGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMALLAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMALLAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smallagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMALLAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMALLAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMALLAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SMALLAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A wild form of celery that grows in marshy ground near the sea and was once used as a medicine and a flavouring.
Smallage is the untamed ancestor of the celery sold in shops, with a sharper, more bitter taste. Old herbals and kitchen books mention smallage far more often than modern cookery does.
How SMALLAGE is used
Smallage turns up mainly in botanical, historical and herbal writing.
- The herbalist recommended a broth of smallage for a tired stomach.
- Wild smallage grew along the muddy edge of the salt marsh.
- Cooks of the period seasoned their stews with smallage and parsley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMALLAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SMALLAGE
1 longer words begin with SMALLAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMALLAGE
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Common questions about SMALLAGE
- Is SMALLAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMALLAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMALLAGE worth?
- SMALLAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMALLAGE mean?
- A wild form of celery that grows in marshy ground near the sea and was once used as a medicine and a flavouring.
- What letters can be added to SMALLAGE?
- SMALLAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMALLAGE:
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