JOANNES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JOANNES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOANNES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOANNES is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOANNES
No single letter turns JOANNES into another word.
How JOANNES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOANNES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does JOANNES mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gold coin of Portugal once used widely in trade.
The joannes bore the name of King John and circulated in the eighteenth century, reaching far beyond Portugal itself. Old merchants and travellers mention it when listing foreign money. Today the word survives chiefly in history books and coin catalogues.
How JOANNES is used
Joannes is a historical coin name and is mostly met in old records.
- The captain paid the pilot in a single joannes.
- A worn joannes lay among the coins in the museum case.
- Merchants of that age valued a joannes for its pure gold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOANNES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOANNES
1 longer words begin with JOANNES.
Shorter words from the letters in JOANNES
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Common questions about JOANNES
- Is JOANNES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOANNES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOANNES worth?
- JOANNES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOANNES mean?
- A gold coin of Portugal once used widely in trade.
- What letters can be added to JOANNES?
- No single letter can be added to JOANNES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOANNES:
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