PAGANISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PAGANISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAGANISH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAGANISH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAGANISH
No single letter turns PAGANISH into another word.
How PAGANISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAGANISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAGANISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAGANISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having the character of paganism, or somewhat like a pagan.
The suffix makes the sense loose: something paganish only hints at old pagan ways. A festival, a custom or a bit of decoration might earn the label. It is an uncommon, slightly playful word.
How PAGANISH is used
Rare; used to describe customs or styles that echo paganism.
- The villagers kept a few paganish customs at midwinter.
- He found the carved posts oddly paganish.
- There was something paganish about the bonfire and the dancing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAGANISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAGANISH
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Common questions about PAGANISH
- Is PAGANISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAGANISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAGANISH worth?
- PAGANISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAGANISH mean?
- Having the character of paganism, or somewhat like a pagan.
- What letters can be added to PAGANISH?
- No single letter can be added to PAGANISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAGANISH:
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