SCANTY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCANTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCANTY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCANTY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCANTY
No single letter turns SCANTY into another word.
How SCANTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCANTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SCANTY
- SCANTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCANTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Barely enough in amount or extent, falling short of what is needed.
Scanty is the form of scant that most often stands before a noun, and it hints at a shortage that people notice and regret. Evidence, rainfall, hair and information are typical things to be called scanty. When said of clothing it means skimpy or revealing, and as a plural noun, scanties, it once named brief women's underwear.
How SCANTY is used
Fairly common in general English; often paired with evidence, details or coverage.
- The police had only scanty evidence to work from.
- A scanty meal of bread and broth was all the inn could offer.
- Rainfall was scanty across the plains that summer.
- His scanty beard hardly covered his chin.
- The report gave scanty details of the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCANTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCANTY
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Common questions about SCANTY
- Is SCANTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCANTY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCANTY worth?
- SCANTY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCANTY mean?
- Barely enough in amount or extent, falling short of what is needed.
- What letters can be added to SCANTY?
- No single letter can be added to SCANTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCANTY:
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