URGENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. URGENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URGENCY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URGENCY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URGENCY
Front hooks — 1
turgencyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How URGENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in URGENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does URGENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of needing to be dealt with at once.
Urgency is what makes an emergency call jump the queue and a deadline feel heavy. It can sit in a situation, in a message or in the tone of a voice that begs for speed.
How URGENCY is used
Urgency often appears in phrases such as a sense of urgency and a matter of urgency.
- The doctor spoke with great urgency.
- There was no urgency, so we waited until morning.
- Her email stressed the urgency of the repair.
- A sense of urgency filled the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URGENCY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in URGENCY
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Common questions about URGENCY
- Is URGENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URGENCY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URGENCY worth?
- URGENCY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URGENCY mean?
- The quality of needing to be dealt with at once.
- What letters can be added to URGENCY?
- URGENCY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of URGENCY:
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