GUANAY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GUANAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANAY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANAY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guanaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUANAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does GUANAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A cormorant of the Peruvian and Chilean coasts, whose droppings form much of the guano trade.
The guanay is a seabird that nests in vast, crowded colonies on the dry islands off Peru and Chile. Its accumulated droppings were for generations dug out and sold as fertiliser, which made the bird economically important. The name comes from the same Quechua source as the word guano itself. The guanay is dark above and white below.
How GUANAY is used
A specialised bird name, seen in natural history and in word lists.
- A guanay dived into the shoal of anchovies.
- Thousands of guanay crowded the rocky island.
- The guanay is the best known of the guano birds.
- He counted each guanay nest from the boat.
- A single guanay flew low over the cold waves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANAY
1 longer words begin with GUANAY.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANAY
Common questions about GUANAY
- Is GUANAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANAY worth?
- GUANAY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANAY mean?
- A cormorant of the Peruvian and Chilean coasts, whose droppings form much of the guano trade.
- What letters can be added to GUANAY?
- GUANAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUANAY:
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