STAGNANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STAGNANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAGNANT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAGNANT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAGNANT
No single letter turns STAGNANT into another word.
How STAGNANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STAGNANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAGNANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STAGNANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Stagnant describes water or air that does not move and so becomes stale, or a situation showing no activity or growth.
A pond with no current turns stagnant and often smells unpleasant. Writers extend the word to economies and careers that stop developing.
How STAGNANT is used
Stagnant is used for still, stale water or air and for anything that has stopped growing.
- Mosquitoes bred in the stagnant pool behind the shed.
- The stagnant economy offered few new jobs.
- Open the window; the air in here is stagnant.
- His career felt stagnant after ten years in one role.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAGNANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STAGNANT
1 longer words begin with STAGNANT.
Shorter words from the letters in STAGNANT
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Common questions about STAGNANT
- Is STAGNANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAGNANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAGNANT worth?
- STAGNANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAGNANT mean?
- Stagnant describes water or air that does not move and so becomes stale, or a situation showing no activity or growth.
- What letters can be added to STAGNANT?
- No single letter can be added to STAGNANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STAGNANT:
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