WRITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WRITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRITE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRITE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WRITE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WRITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about WRITE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WRITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface using a pen, pencil or similar tool, or, more broadly, to compose a text, letter, book or piece of music.
A child learning to write first practises forming individual letters by hand before combining them into words and sentences, a physical skill distinct from simply reading them. The word extends naturally to composition itself, so an author is said to write a novel or a composer to write a symphony, describing the creative act of producing the work rather than the physical motion of a pen. People also write to one another, meaning to send a letter or message, a sense that has survived into email and text messaging even though no pen is involved. Software developers even speak of writing code, extending the word once more to the act of composing instructions in a programming language.
How WRITE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing for forming letters by hand and for composing any kind of text.
- She learned to write her name at the age of four.
- He plans to write a novel next year.
- Please write your address clearly on the form.
- They write to each other every week.
- The composer began to write a new symphony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WRITE
The 5 tiles of WRITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WRITE
15 longer words begin with WRITE.
Words ending in WRITE
13 words end in WRITE. Useful as a back hook: play WRITE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WRITE inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain WRITE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WRITE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WRITE
Common questions about WRITE
- Is WRITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRITE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRITE worth?
- WRITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRITE mean?
- To form letters, words or symbols on a surface using a pen, pencil or similar tool, or, more broadly, to compose a text, letter, book or piece of music.
- What letters can be added to WRITE?
- WRITE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WRITE:
Open WRITE in the Word Finder