XRAY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. XRAY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept XRAY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XRAY is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XRAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in XRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does XRAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A photograph of the inside of something, made with penetrating radiation.
The name was meant to be temporary: the man who found them called them unknown rays because he did not know what they were, and the letter stuck. Written solid, xray belongs to word lists and to hurried typing, while ordinary prose keeps a hyphen and usually a capital.
How XRAY is used
Countable: an xray, two xrays. Usually written X-ray outside word lists.
- The xray showed a crack nobody had expected.
- They took an xray of the weld and passed it.
- A dental xray uses a fraction of the dose it once did.
- The xray was clear and the pain was not.
- He keeps the xray in a drawer as a souvenir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XRAY
1 longer words begin with XRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in XRAY
Common questions about XRAY
- Is XRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and XRAY is not in it.
- How many points is XRAY worth?
- XRAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XRAY mean?
- A photograph of the inside of something, made with penetrating radiation.
- What letters can be added to XRAY?
- XRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of XRAY:
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