PAGURIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAGURIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAGURIAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAGURIAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAGURIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paguriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAGURIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAGURIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAGURIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAGURIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A hermit crab, or any crustacean belonging to the same group.
Pagurian is the technical name for the crustaceans that live in borrowed shells, taken from the genus Pagurus. It can also be used as an adjective in the same context. Naturalists reach for pagurian when they want a Latin-flavoured alternative to "hermit crab".
How PAGURIAN is used
Zoological term; the related word pagurid is described in another entry.
- The tide pool held a pagurian hiding in a snail shell.
- Each pagurian searches for a larger shell as it grows.
- The aquarium displayed a bright red pagurian from the reef.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAGURIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAGURIAN
1 longer words begin with PAGURIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PAGURIAN
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Common questions about PAGURIAN
- Is PAGURIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAGURIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAGURIAN worth?
- PAGURIAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAGURIAN mean?
- A hermit crab, or any crustacean belonging to the same group.
- What letters can be added to PAGURIAN?
- PAGURIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAGURIAN:
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