JOHANNES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JOHANNES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOHANNES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOHANNES is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOHANNES
No single letter turns JOHANNES into another word.
How JOHANNES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JOHANNES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOHANNES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JOHANNES mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Portuguese gold coin of the eighteenth century, stamped with the figure of King John.
The johannes was a high-value coin that circulated widely in trade, even beyond Portugal. It is often shortened to joe in older writing.
How JOHANNES is used
Johannes appears in numismatics and in historical accounts of colonial trade.
- The collector paid a fortune for a rare johannes.
- A johannes was worth many silver coins.
- The merchant counted out a johannes in payment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOHANNES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOHANNES
1 longer words begin with JOHANNES.
Shorter words from the letters in JOHANNES
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Common questions about JOHANNES
- Is JOHANNES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOHANNES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOHANNES worth?
- JOHANNES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOHANNES mean?
- A Portuguese gold coin of the eighteenth century, stamped with the figure of King John.
- What letters can be added to JOHANNES?
- No single letter can be added to JOHANNES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JOHANNES:
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