GOANNA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GOANNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOANNA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOANNA is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOANNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goannasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOANNA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOANNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does GOANNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A large monitor lizard native to Australia, known for its powerful build and long forked tongue.
Goanna is the everyday Australian name for the country's various monitor lizard species, some of which grow well over a metre long and can move surprisingly fast on land. The word comes from a spoken alteration of iguana, even though goannas are not iguanas and belong to a completely separate lizard family. Rural Australians have long told stories about goannas raiding chicken coops or climbing the nearest vertical object, including a person, when startled on the ground. Because several species are called goanna without much distinction in everyday speech, the word functions more like a common family name than a precise scientific label.
How GOANNA is used
A common, everyday Australian word for monitor lizards, rather than a precise scientific term.
- A large goanna wandered across the campsite looking for scraps.
- The farmer warned us to watch for goanna near the henhouse.
- Children on the property could always spot a goanna by its slow, swaying walk.
- The documentary followed a goanna hunting for eggs along the riverbank.
- A startled goanna sometimes climbs the nearest tree or fence post.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOANNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOANNA
1 longer words begin with GOANNA.
Shorter words from the letters in GOANNA
Common questions about GOANNA
- Is GOANNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOANNA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOANNA worth?
- GOANNA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOANNA mean?
- A large monitor lizard native to Australia, known for its powerful build and long forked tongue.
- What letters can be added to GOANNA?
- GOANNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOANNA:
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