LANAI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LANAI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANAI?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANAI is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANAI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lanaisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANAI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LANAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does LANAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A roofed porch or veranda, often furnished and partly open to the outdoors, found especially on Hawaiian and other warm-climate houses.
A lanai gives a house a shaded outdoor room where people can sit, eat or relax without leaving the shelter of a roof. The word comes from Hawaiian and has spread into general American usage, especially in Florida real estate listings, where it often describes a screened area attached to the back of a home.
How LANAI is used
Common in real estate listings and everyday speech in Hawaii and parts of the southern United States, especially Florida.
- They ate breakfast on the lanai overlooking the garden.
- The house came with a screened lanai for evening relaxation.
- Rain drummed on the roof of the lanai all afternoon.
- A ceiling fan cooled the wide lanai in summer.
- The listing praised the home's spacious lanai and pool view.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LANAI
The 5 tiles of LANAI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LANAI
1 longer words begin with LANAI.
Shorter words from the letters in LANAI
Common questions about LANAI
- Is LANAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANAI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANAI worth?
- LANAI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANAI mean?
- A roofed porch or veranda, often furnished and partly open to the outdoors, found especially on Hawaiian and other warm-climate houses.
- What letters can be added to LANAI?
- LANAI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LANAI:
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