FANWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FANWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FANWISE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANWISE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANWISE
No single letter turns FANWISE into another word.
How FANWISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FANWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does FANWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Spread out in the shape of an open fan.
Fanwise describes how things such as cards, feathers or rays are arranged in a widening spread. It can also work as an adjective for something shaped that way.
How FANWISE is used
Uncommon; used in descriptions of arrangement.
- She held the cards fanwise in her hand.
- The peacock spread its tail fanwise.
- The roads radiate fanwise from the old square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FANWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FANWISE
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Common questions about FANWISE
- Is FANWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANWISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANWISE worth?
- FANWISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FANWISE mean?
- Spread out in the shape of an open fan.
- What letters can be added to FANWISE?
- No single letter can be added to FANWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FANWISE:
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