JAPANNER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JAPANNER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAPANNER?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAPANNER is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAPANNER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
japannersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAPANNER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JAPANNER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAPANNER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JAPANNER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A craftsman who coats wood or metal with hard, glossy black varnish.
The japanner flourished when lacquered trays, boxes and clock cases were fashionable in Europe. The trade imitated Asian lacquerwork using layers of heated varnish. As a verb the same word means to apply such a finish.
How JAPANNER is used
Mainly historical; sometimes also used for the varnish itself.
- The japanner painted a dozen tea trays before noon.
- A skilled japanner could make cheap tin look like black lacquer.
- The workshop employed a japanner to finish the cases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAPANNER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAPANNER
1 longer words begin with JAPANNER.
Shorter words from the letters in JAPANNER
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Common questions about JAPANNER
- Is JAPANNER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAPANNER, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAPANNER worth?
- JAPANNER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAPANNER mean?
- A craftsman who coats wood or metal with hard, glossy black varnish.
- What letters can be added to JAPANNER?
- JAPANNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JAPANNER:
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