Is RAG a Scrabble word?
Yes. RAG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Tattered clothes (clothing).
Noun 4 meanings
Tattered clothes (clothing).
“—What a pretty dress! —What, this old rag?”
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
A ragged edge in metalworking.
A poor, low-ranking kicker.
“I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.”
Verb 4 meanings
To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
To become tattered.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
“Near-synonym: rough”
Etymology
From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.
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RAG at a glance
RAG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #13,757 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -RAG
More endings- DRAG6
- BRAG7
- CRAG7
- FRAG8
- DEFRAG11
- HUMBLEBRAG20
- SCRAG8
- DISHRAG12
- DURAG7
- SPRAG8
- TOERAG7
- WASHRAG14
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