BIMANOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIMANOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIMANOUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIMANOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIMANOUS
No single letter turns BIMANOUS into another word.
How BIMANOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIMANOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIMANOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIMANOUS
- All 8 letters of BIMANOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIMANOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Having two hands, especially as distinct from having hands on the feet as well.
Older zoology books used bimanous to separate humans, with two hands and two feet, from apes, which have grasping hands on all four limbs. The term is now mostly historical.
How BIMANOUS is used
Bimanous is a rare scientific word, mostly in older texts.
- Early naturalists called humans the only bimanous primates.
- The old textbook described the bimanous animal.
- A bimanous creature uses its hands to grasp tools.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIMANOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIMANOUS
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Common questions about BIMANOUS
- Is BIMANOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIMANOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIMANOUS worth?
- BIMANOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIMANOUS mean?
- Having two hands, especially as distinct from having hands on the feet as well.
- What letters can be added to BIMANOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BIMANOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIMANOUS:
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