LEGUAANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. LEGUAANS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept LEGUAANS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGUAANS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGUAANS
No single letter turns LEGUAANS into another word.
How LEGUAANS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEGUAANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGUAANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LEGUAANS
- LEGUAANS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of LEGUAANS
The 8 tiles of LEGUAANS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGUAANS
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Common questions about LEGUAANS
- Is LEGUAANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGUAANS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGUAANS worth?
- LEGUAANS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LEGUAANS?
- No single letter can be added to LEGUAANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEGUAANS:
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