HANIWA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HANIWA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANIWA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANIWA is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANIWA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haniwasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANIWA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANIWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does HANIWA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hollow clay figure of a person, animal or house, placed on ancient Japanese burial mounds.
Haniwa were made in ancient Japan and placed as funeral offerings, and the models show people, animals and little houses. Today they are a favourite subject in museums, since they show how people of that time dressed and lived. The word is the same in the singular and the plural.
How HANIWA is used
Used in archaeology and art history; the plural is identical to the singular.
- A haniwa in the shape of a horse stood near the tomb.
- The museum borrowed a haniwa shaped like a seated woman.
- Each haniwa was built up from coils of wet clay.
- Farmers found a broken haniwa while ploughing the hill.
- The round eyes of the haniwa gave it a calm, patient look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANIWA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANIWA
1 longer words begin with HANIWA.
Shorter words from the letters in HANIWA
Common questions about HANIWA
- Is HANIWA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANIWA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANIWA worth?
- HANIWA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANIWA mean?
- A hollow clay figure of a person, animal or house, placed on ancient Japanese burial mounds.
- What letters can be added to HANIWA?
- HANIWA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANIWA:
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