STAG is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about STAG
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 STAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
An adult male deer, especially a red deer, that typically carries antlers.
A stag is the male counterpart of a doe or hind. The word is also used loosely for other male animals and, informally, for a man who attends a social occasion without a partner or briefly invests in a new share offering to sell it on for quick profit.
How STAG is used
Common in nature writing and hunting contexts; the informal senses (stag party, stock-market stag) belong to everyday British usage.
- The stag stood at the edge of the clearing, its antlers catching the morning light.
- Hunters tracked the stag for hours across the frozen moor.
- His friends threw him a stag party the weekend before the wedding.
- The old stag led the herd away from the approaching dogs.
- Investors known as a stag bought the new shares hoping to sell them at once for profit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAG
The 4 tiles of STAG in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STAG
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with STAG.
Words with STAG inside
Showing 24 of 59 words that contain STAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STAG
Common questions about STAG
- Is STAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAG, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAG worth?
- STAG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAG mean?
- An adult male deer, especially a red deer, that typically carries antlers.
- What letters can be added to STAG?
- STAG takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STAG:
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