IGUANIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IGUANIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IGUANIAN?
| 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 IGUANIAN 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 IGUANIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
iguaniansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IGUANIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IGUANIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IGUANIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IGUANIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A lizard belonging to the group that includes iguanas, chameleons and agamids.
Iguanian is a classification term used by herpetologists. It lumps together lizards that look quite different, yet share features of their ancestry and tongue use.
How IGUANIAN is used
Iguanian is a zoology term, also used as an adjective for iguana-like animals.
- The chameleon is an iguanian even though it looks nothing like an iguana.
- Each iguanian in the collection was labelled with its region of origin.
- The study compared the feeding habits of one iguanian and one gecko.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGUANIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IGUANIAN
1 longer words begin with IGUANIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in IGUANIAN
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Common questions about IGUANIAN
- Is IGUANIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IGUANIAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IGUANIAN worth?
- IGUANIAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGUANIAN mean?
- A lizard belonging to the group that includes iguanas, chameleons and agamids.
- What letters can be added to IGUANIAN?
- IGUANIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IGUANIAN:
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