PANI is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. PANI is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept PANI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PANI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PANI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about PANI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PANI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A small hollow ball of crisp fried pastry filled with spiced potato and tangy flavoured water, eaten as a popular street snack; short for pani puri.
On Indian street-food stalls the vendor cracks open each pani and fills it on the spot with a spicy tamarind-flavoured water. A plate of pani is then eaten quickly, one crunchy burst at a time, before the shell goes soft.
How PANI is used
Informal name for the snack more fully called pani puri; found mainly in writing about Indian food.
- The stall sold pani for a few coins a plate.
- She popped a whole pani into her mouth at once.
- Street vendors filled each pani with spiced water to order.
- He asked for extra tamarind sauce with his pani.
- The queue for pani stretched around the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PANI
The 4 tiles of PANI in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PANI
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with PANI.
Words ending in PANI
5 words end in PANI. Useful as a back hook: play PANI onto a word already on the board.
Words with PANI inside
Showing 24 of 108 words that contain PANI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PANI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PANI
Common questions about PANI
- Is PANI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANI worth?
- PANI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANI mean?
- A small hollow ball of crisp fried pastry filled with spiced potato and tangy flavoured water, eaten as a popular street snack; short for pani puri.
- What letters can be added to PANI?
- PANI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PANI:
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