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ARGYLLS

7 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What ARGYLLS Means

ARGYLLS is a form of ARGYLL, which means:

  1. noun: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
  2. noun: a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ARGYLLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 R1 G2 Y4 L1 L1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In ARGYLLS

67 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (1)

5 letter words (10)

4 letter words (24)

3 letter words (25)

2 letter words (7)

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