GANISTER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GANISTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANISTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANISTER is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANISTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ganistersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANISTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GANISTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANISTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GANISTER
- All 8 letters of GANISTER are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 10 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 GANISTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hard, fine-grained siliceous rock used to line furnaces because it resists heat.
Ganister is found beneath coal seams, especially in northern England. Its resistance to high temperatures made it valuable in the steel industry, where it was ground and used for bricks and linings.
How GANISTER is used
Used in geology and metallurgy; gannister is a variant spelling.
- The furnace was lined with ganister to withstand the heat.
- Quarrymen dug ganister from the hillside above the colliery.
- Ganister bricks lasted far longer than ordinary clay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANISTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GANISTER
The 8 tiles of GANISTER in a different order — 10 found.
Words starting with GANISTER
1 longer words begin with GANISTER.
Shorter words from the letters in GANISTER
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Common questions about GANISTER
- Is GANISTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANISTER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANISTER worth?
- GANISTER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANISTER mean?
- A hard, fine-grained siliceous rock used to line furnaces because it resists heat.
- What letters can be added to GANISTER?
- GANISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GANISTER:
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