STAIG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STAIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAIG?
| 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 STAIG is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
staigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAIG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STAIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about STAIG
- The same 5 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 STAIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A young, unbroken male horse; a colt or stallion (Scots).
A staig is a male horse that has not yet been trained to ride or work, distinguishing it from an older, broken animal used for riding or draught. The word is a Scots variant of stag and appears mainly in older Scottish farming and dialect writing rather than in standard English. Occasionally the same word is applied to a mature male deer, a sense that keeps the link to stag visible.
How STAIG is used
A Scots dialect word, met chiefly in older Scottish writing about farm horses rather than in everyday English.
- The farmer kept the young staig separate from the mares.
- A staig needs careful handling before it can be ridden.
- Old records list the price paid for each staig sold at market.
- The stableman broke the staig to the saddle over several weeks.
- Neighbours came to admire the farmer's new staig.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAIG
The 5 tiles of STAIG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STAIG
1 longer words begin with STAIG.
Shorter words from the letters in STAIG
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Common questions about STAIG
- Is STAIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAIG, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAIG worth?
- STAIG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAIG mean?
- A young, unbroken male horse; a colt or stallion (Scots).
- What letters can be added to STAIG?
- STAIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STAIG:
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