SMOG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SMOG 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 SMOG?
| 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 SMOG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMOG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SMOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does SMOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A form of heavy air pollution consisting of smoke, chemical fumes, and fog.
The term first appeared in early twentieth-century Britain to describe city air thick with industrial haze trapped by damp weather. Linguists frequently cite this word as one of the clearest examples of a blend, formed by fusing the beginnings and ends of two existing words. Modern smog in many cities comes mainly from vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions reacting with sunlight.
How SMOG is used
Common in weather reports and environmental news when describing urban air quality.
- Thick smog blanketed the city skyline for most of the week.
- Doctors advised residents to stay indoors during the worst of the smog.
- Traffic restrictions were introduced to help reduce smog levels downtown.
- From the hilltop, the smog looked like a gray lake covering the valley.
- Older factories were blamed for much of the smog drifting over the harbor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMOG
The 4 tiles of SMOG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SMOG
5 longer words begin with SMOG.
Words ending in SMOG
1 words end in SMOG. Useful as a back hook: play SMOG onto a word already on the board.
Words with SMOG inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain SMOG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SMOG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SMOG
Common questions about SMOG
- Is SMOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMOG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMOG worth?
- SMOG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMOG mean?
- A form of heavy air pollution consisting of smoke, chemical fumes, and fog.
- What letters can be added to SMOG?
- SMOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SMOG:
Open SMOG in the Word Finder