WORDAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WORDAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORDAGE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORDAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORDAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wordagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WORDAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WORDAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does WORDAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The total number of words in a piece of writing, or words taken together as a mass.
Editors and students usually care about wordage when a text has to fit a limit. It is a looser term than a precise word count, and often hints that there are too many words rather than too few.
How WORDAGE is used
Wordage is used when talking about the length of an article, speech or essay.
- The magazine cut the wordage of the feature by a third.
- Her essay needed less wordage and more evidence.
- Heavy wordage did not make the report any clearer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORDAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WORDAGE
The 7 tiles of WORDAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WORDAGE
1 longer words begin with WORDAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WORDAGE
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Common questions about WORDAGE
- Is WORDAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORDAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORDAGE worth?
- WORDAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORDAGE mean?
- The total number of words in a piece of writing, or words taken together as a mass.
- What letters can be added to WORDAGE?
- WORDAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WORDAGE:
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