JANNY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. JANNY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept JANNY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JANNY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JANNY
No single letter turns JANNY into another word.
How JANNY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JANNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 278,843.
What does JANNY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsinformal
An informal Scottish word for a janitor or caretaker, especially of a school.
Janny is a familiar shortening used mainly in Scotland for the person who looks after a school building, handling repairs, cleaning, and general upkeep. Pupils and staff use the word casually rather than the fuller title janitor. It reflects the same affectionate habit of clipping job titles seen in other informal British terms.
How JANNY is used
Informal and mainly Scottish; used in everyday speech about school staff rather than in official job titles.
- The janny unlocked the gym before the early practice.
- Pupils asked the janny to fix the broken window latch.
- Everyone at the school knew the janny by his first name.
- The janny swept the corridors long after classes had ended.
- A new janny started at the school this term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JANNY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JANNY
2 longer words begin with JANNY.
Shorter words from the letters in JANNY
Common questions about JANNY
- Is JANNY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JANNY is not in it.
- How many points is JANNY worth?
- JANNY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JANNY mean?
- An informal Scottish word for a janitor or caretaker, especially of a school.
- What letters can be added to JANNY?
- No single letter can be added to JANNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JANNY:
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