SUNRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUNRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNRAY?
| 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 SUNRAY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sunraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNRAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUNRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SUNRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A single beam of sunlight; also, a line or band that spreads outward like such a beam.
A sunray is usually noticed when light slips through a gap, such as a break in clouds or a window blind, and shows up against dust or mist. Designers borrow the word for patterns of lines fanning out from a centre, as in a pleated skirt or a clock face. It is also found as a plant name and in the phrase sunray lamp, an old term for a lamp giving artificial ultraviolet light.
How SUNRAY is used
General word, written either as one word or as sun ray.
- A single sunray cut across the dusty attic.
- The fabric was pleated in a sunray pattern.
- A warm sunray fell on the sleeping cat.
- Every sunray seemed to bounce off the frozen lake.
- The old clinic advertised treatment under a sunray lamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUNRAY
The 6 tiles of SUNRAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUNRAY
1 longer words begin with SUNRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNRAY
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Common questions about SUNRAY
- Is SUNRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNRAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNRAY worth?
- SUNRAY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNRAY mean?
- A single beam of sunlight; also, a line or band that spreads outward like such a beam.
- What letters can be added to SUNRAY?
- SUNRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUNRAY:
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