STINGRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STINGRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINGRAY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINGRAY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINGRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stingraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STINGRAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STINGRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STINGRAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STINGRAY
- All 8 letters of STINGRAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STINGRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A flat-bodied marine fish with a long whiplike tail bearing a venomous spine.
A stingray usually lies half buried in sand and strikes only when stepped on. Divers shuffle their feet in shallow water to warn any stingray and avoid injury.
How STINGRAY is used
Used for the fish and, in the plural, for the group it belongs to.
- A stingray glided over the sandy bottom.
- The stingray flicked its tail when the boat passed.
- Children fed a tame stingray at the aquarium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINGRAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STINGRAY
The 8 tiles of STINGRAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STINGRAY
1 longer words begin with STINGRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in STINGRAY
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Common questions about STINGRAY
- Is STINGRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINGRAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINGRAY worth?
- STINGRAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINGRAY mean?
- A flat-bodied marine fish with a long whiplike tail bearing a venomous spine.
- What letters can be added to STINGRAY?
- STINGRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STINGRAY:
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