STRAGGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STRAGGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAGGLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAGGLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAGGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAGGLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRAGGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAGGLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRAGGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fall behind or wander away from a group, or to grow or spread in an untidy, irregular way.
Runners straggle when the field spreads out into a long, uneven line, and soldiers straggle when they lag behind the march. Plants and hair can straggle too, which means they spread loosely with no neat shape.
How STRAGGLE is used
Straggle is used for people who lag behind and for things that spread untidily.
- Tired hikers began to straggle into camp after dark.
- The vines straggle over the garden wall.
- A few late guests straggle in long after the dinner has started.
- Her hair would straggle down her back in the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAGGLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRAGGLE
4 longer words begin with STRAGGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAGGLE
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Common questions about STRAGGLE
- Is STRAGGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAGGLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAGGLE worth?
- STRAGGLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAGGLE mean?
- To fall behind or wander away from a group, or to grow or spread in an untidy, irregular way.
- What letters can be added to STRAGGLE?
- STRAGGLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRAGGLE:
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