SPRAG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPRAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPRAG?
| 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 SPRAG is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPRAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spragsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPRAG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPRAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does SPRAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A wedge, stick or bar placed between the spokes of a wheel, or a similar device, used to stop or check the motion of a vehicle on a slope; also used as a verb meaning to check a wheel's motion with such a device, and, in mining, a wooden prop supporting a mine roof.
A carter working a horse-drawn cart on a steep hill once jammed a sprag between the spokes of a wheel to stop it rolling backward while the horses rested, a simple mechanical brake long before hydraulic ones existed. Miners borrowed the same word for a wooden prop wedged against a mine roof or wall to hold it steady, a use with nothing to do with wheels at all. Modern engineering keeps the word alive in the sprag clutch, a device that lets a wheel or shaft turn freely in one direction while locking solidly against motion the other way. As a verb, to sprag a wheel means simply to apply such a device and stop it from turning.
How SPRAG is used
Technical term from mechanical engineering and mining, naming a device or wedge that stops or checks motion.
- The driver used a sprag to keep the cart from rolling downhill.
- Miners wedged a sprag against the roof to support the tunnel.
- The bicycle rear hub relies on a small sprag clutch.
- He spragged the wheel before unhitching the horses.
- The engineer replaced the worn sprag clutch on the old machine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPRAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPRAG
The 5 tiles of SPRAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPRAG
3 longer words begin with SPRAG.
Shorter words from the letters in SPRAG
Common questions about SPRAG
- Is SPRAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPRAG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPRAG worth?
- SPRAG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPRAG mean?
- A wedge, stick or bar placed between the spokes of a wheel, or a similar device, used to stop or check the motion of a vehicle on a slope; also used as a verb meaning to check a wheel's motion with such a device, and, in mining, a wooden prop supporting a mine roof.
- What letters can be added to SPRAG?
- SPRAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPRAG:
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