LANIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LANIARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANIARY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANIARY is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANIARY
No single letter turns LANIARY into another word.
How LANIARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LANIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does LANIARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sharp, pointed tooth suited to tearing flesh, such as a canine.
A laniary is the tooth a meat-eater uses to rip rather than to grind. The word comes from a Latin root connected with butchers, which explains its slightly grisly flavour in anatomy books.
How LANIARY is used
A rare anatomical word, found in zoology and dental descriptions.
- The wolf's long laniary sank into the bone.
- A single laniary was all that remained of the skull's upper jaw.
- Anatomy students learn to tell a laniary from a molar at a glance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANIARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LANIARY
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Common questions about LANIARY
- Is LANIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANIARY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANIARY worth?
- LANIARY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANIARY mean?
- A sharp, pointed tooth suited to tearing flesh, such as a canine.
- What letters can be added to LANIARY?
- No single letter can be added to LANIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LANIARY:
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