JAPANNING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JAPANNING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAPANNING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAPANNING is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAPANNING
No single letter turns JAPANNING into another word.
How JAPANNING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JAPANNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAPANNING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JAPANNING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The craft of coating objects with hard, glossy black lacquer in the Japanese style.
Japanning was popular in Europe for furniture, trays and tin ware, which gained a deep shine from many baked layers. The Asian lacquer tradition inspired it, though the materials differed.
How JAPANNING is used
Used in the history of decorative arts and furniture finishing.
- Japanning gave the tin tray its glossy black finish.
- The workshop specialised in japanning and gilding.
- Eighteenth-century japanning imitated Asian lacquer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAPANNING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAPANNING
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Common questions about JAPANNING
- Is JAPANNING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAPANNING, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAPANNING worth?
- JAPANNING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAPANNING mean?
- The craft of coating objects with hard, glossy black lacquer in the Japanese style.
- What letters can be added to JAPANNING?
- No single letter can be added to JAPANNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JAPANNING:
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