PANJANDRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PANJANDRUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANJANDRUM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANJANDRUM is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANJANDRUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
panjandrumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANJANDRUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PANJANDRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANJANDRUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PANJANDRUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorous
A self-important person who holds, or pretends to hold, great power or authority.
A panjandrum is rarely admired; the label is a teasing way to puff up a pompous official and deflate him at once. The word reads as comic because of its sound, which suits mockery of bureaucracy and officialdom.
How PANJANDRUM is used
Panjandrum is used with a smile or a sneer about officials, committee heads and other bigwigs.
- The local panjandrum insisted that every form be signed in triplicate.
- No panjandrum in the ministry would take responsibility for the delay.
- He strutted into the meeting like a panjandrum inspecting his realm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANJANDRUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANJANDRUM
1 longer words begin with PANJANDRUM.
Shorter words from the letters in PANJANDRUM
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Common questions about PANJANDRUM
- Is PANJANDRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANJANDRUM, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANJANDRUM worth?
- PANJANDRUM is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANJANDRUM mean?
- A self-important person who holds, or pretends to hold, great power or authority.
- What letters can be added to PANJANDRUM?
- PANJANDRUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PANJANDRUM:
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