WAGYU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAGYU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAGYU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAGYU is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAGYU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wagyusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAGYU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAGYU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does WAGYU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A breed of cattle, or the beef from it, prized for its heavy marbling and rich, tender flavour.
Wagyu cattle were bred for centuries as draft animals before being developed for their meat, and the breed name is now used constantly on menus to describe beef with fine streaks of fat running through the muscle. Genuine wagyu is graded for the amount of marbling, and the same word covers both the living animal and the meat it produces.
How WAGYU is used
Used freely in everyday food writing and restaurant menus, not restricted to specialist contexts.
- The restaurant served a small portion of grilled wagyu.
- Wagyu is known for the fine marbling running through the meat.
- They raise wagyu on a farm outside the city.
- A wagyu burger costs far more than a standard one.
- She compared the taste of wagyu with ordinary beef.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAGYU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAGYU
1 longer words begin with WAGYU.
Shorter words from the letters in WAGYU
Common questions about WAGYU
- Is WAGYU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAGYU is not in it.
- How many points is WAGYU worth?
- WAGYU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAGYU mean?
- A breed of cattle, or the beef from it, prized for its heavy marbling and rich, tender flavour.
- What letters can be added to WAGYU?
- WAGYU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAGYU:
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