STAGGY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STAGGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAGGY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAGGY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAGGY
No single letter turns STAGGY into another word.
How STAGGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STAGGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about STAGGY
- STAGGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STAGGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rareScots
Looking or acting like a mature male animal, especially a hen or a female with male features.
Staggy is a rare descriptive word built on stag, in the old farming sense of a young or full-grown male animal. It was applied to creatures whose looks or manner seemed too masculine for their sex, such as a hen with a cock's comb. The same spelling can also appear in Scots as a noun for a young colt.
How STAGGY is used
Rare and regional; known mainly from word lists and older farming talk.
- The old hen had a staggy look about her comb and spurs.
- The breeder called the heifer staggy because of her heavy neck.
- A staggy walk set the filly apart from the others.
- Her staggy appearance surprised the new owner.
- They sold the staggy mare at the autumn fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAGGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STAGGY
Common questions about STAGGY
- Is STAGGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAGGY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAGGY worth?
- STAGGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAGGY mean?
- Looking or acting like a mature male animal, especially a hen or a female with male features.
- What letters can be added to STAGGY?
- No single letter can be added to STAGGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STAGGY:
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