JANIZARY is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. JANIZARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JANIZARY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JANIZARY is to know. It scores 27 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JANIZARY
No single letter turns JANIZARY into another word.
How JANIZARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JANIZARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JANIZARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JANIZARY
- JANIZARY scores 27 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JANIZARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soldier of the elite Ottoman infantry that served as the sultan's guard until it was abolished in 1826.
A janizary began as a trained slave soldier and grew into a powerful force that sometimes shaped politics. Writers also use the word loosely for any devoted follower or enforcer.
How JANIZARY is used
Used in history for Ottoman troops and figuratively for loyal supporters.
- Every janizary was trained from boyhood for war.
- The sultan relied on a janizary corps to guard his palace.
- She was the chairman's loyal janizary in every debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JANIZARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JANIZARY
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Common questions about JANIZARY
- Is JANIZARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JANIZARY, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JANIZARY worth?
- JANIZARY is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JANIZARY mean?
- A soldier of the elite Ottoman infantry that served as the sultan's guard until it was abolished in 1826.
- What letters can be added to JANIZARY?
- No single letter can be added to JANIZARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JANIZARY:
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