STRIGIL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STRIGIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIGIL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIGIL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIGIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strigilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRIGIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STRIGIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does STRIGIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A curved metal scraper used by ancient Greeks and Romans to clean the skin after exercise or a bath.
Athletes oiled their bodies and then scraped off oil, sweat and dust with a strigil. Many bronze examples survive in museums. In zoology the word also names a comb-like grooming organ on certain insects.
How STRIGIL is used
The word strigil is used in ancient history and archaeology.
- The athlete drew a strigil across his shoulder.
- A bronze strigil was found in the Roman bath.
- The museum displayed an oil flask and a strigil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIGIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRIGIL
1 longer words begin with STRIGIL.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIGIL
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Common questions about STRIGIL
- Is STRIGIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIGIL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIGIL worth?
- STRIGIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIGIL mean?
- A curved metal scraper used by ancient Greeks and Romans to clean the skin after exercise or a bath.
- What letters can be added to STRIGIL?
- STRIGIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STRIGIL:
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