SPAG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPAG is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SPAG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPAG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about SPAG
- The same 4 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 SPAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An informal, shortened term for spaghetti, especially in Australian speech.
Spag is heard mostly in casual Australian conversation as a quick way to refer to a familiar pasta dish. Families often use spag instead of the full Italian name when talking about an easy meal for the evening.
How SPAG is used
Casual Australian slang, common in everyday speech.
- Mum said we're having spag for tea tonight.
- He ordered a big bowl of spag at the cafe.
- The kids call spaghetti bolognese just spag.
- She twirled the spag around her fork.
- Cheap spag and sauce fed the whole family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAG
The 4 tiles of SPAG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPAG
22 longer words begin with SPAG.
Words with SPAG inside
10 words contain SPAG in the middle. Words that start with SPAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAG
Common questions about SPAG
- Is SPAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAG worth?
- SPAG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAG mean?
- An informal, shortened term for spaghetti, especially in Australian speech.
- What letters can be added to SPAG?
- SPAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPAG:
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