/sæɡ/
nounverb

Is SAG a Scrabble word?

Yes. SAG 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.

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Meaning The state of sinking or bending; a droop.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop.

  2. A depression or dip in anything.

  3. A place where the surface of the earth, a mountain range, a ridge, etc., sinks or droops.

  4. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.

    “A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.”

  2. To fail to sustain interest; to be boring.

    “The movie really sags after the chase scene.”

  3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

  4. To cause to bend or give way; to load.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: sag via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From earlier sag, sagg, sack, from Middle English saggen, probably from Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), ultimately of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), related to Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”).

SAG at a glance

SAG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #20,586 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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