KYANISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. KYANISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KYANISE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYANISE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KYANISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KYANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does KYANISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalBritish
To treat timber with mercuric chloride so that it resists rot.
The process was named after John Howard Kyan, who patented it in the nineteenth century. Railway sleepers and ship timbers were often kyanised before use. Modern preservatives have largely replaced the method.
How KYANISE is used
Kyanise is a dated term from the history of wood preservation.
- The company would kyanise the sleepers before laying the track.
- Builders chose to kyanise the beams against decay.
- To kyanise a plank, soak it in the solution for days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYANISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KYANISE
The 7 tiles of KYANISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KYANISE
2 longer words begin with KYANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in KYANISE
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Common questions about KYANISE
- Is KYANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KYANISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KYANISE worth?
- KYANISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYANISE mean?
- To treat timber with mercuric chloride so that it resists rot.
- What letters can be added to KYANISE?
- KYANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KYANISE:
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