ARAWANAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. ARAWANAS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
a1r1a1w4a1n1a1s1
PlayableARAWANAS · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ARAWANAS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.75%
Our own measure of how useful ARAWANAS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARAWANAS
No single letter turns ARAWANAS into another word.
How ARAWANAS scores
Scrabble a1r1a1w4a1n1a1s1 11
Words with Friends a1r1a1w4a1n2a1s1 12
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARAWANAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARAWANAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARAWANAS
- The letter A appears four times in ARAWANAS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ARAWANAS
arawana10 awarns9 awarn8 rawns8 warns8 arnas5 asana5 naras5 ranas5 saran5 awns7 rawn7 raws7 sawn7 snaw7 swan7 wans7 warn7 wars7 anas4 ansa4 arna4 asar4 rana4 snar4 awa6 awn6 naw6 raw6 saw6 wan6 war6 was6 aas3 ana3 ans3 ars3 nas3 ran3 ras3
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Common questions about ARAWANAS
- Is ARAWANAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARAWANAS is not in it.
- How many points is ARAWANAS worth?
- ARAWANAS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARAWANAS?
- No single letter can be added to ARAWANAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARAWANAS:
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