AWNY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AWNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWNY?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWNY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWNY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AWNY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AWNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about AWNY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AWNY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Bearing bristles, of a grass or grain.
Awny describes an ear of barley or wheat with the long bristles left on, which is a description rather than a judgement. The bristles have a name of their own, and the adjective is built directly from it.
How AWNY is used
Before and after the noun. Chiefly botanical.
- An awny variety is harder to handle at harvest.
- The word awny is built from the name of the bristle.
- Barley is awny and most wheat is not.
- Two awny varieties and one without bristles at all.
- Awny is a description and carries no judgement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWNY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AWNY
The 4 tiles of AWNY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in AWNY
8 words end in AWNY. Useful as a back hook: play AWNY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in AWNY
Common questions about AWNY
- Is AWNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWNY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWNY worth?
- AWNY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWNY mean?
- Bearing bristles, of a grass or grain.
- What letters can be added to AWNY?
- AWNY takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AWNY:
Open AWNY in the Word Finder