PANNIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PANNIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANNIST?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANNIST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANNIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pannistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANNIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PANNIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does PANNIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
Caribbeanmusic
A musician who plays the steel pan, or steel drum, especially in a steel band.
A pannist strikes the tuned dents of a steel pan with rubber-tipped sticks, and the instrument carries the tune in Trinidad's carnival bands. Some pannists specialise in a single pan, such as the high tenor or the deep bass.
How PANNIST is used
Pannist is common in Caribbean music writing and steel band circles.
- The pannist led the band through a lively calypso.
- A young pannist practised for hours before the carnival.
- Crowds gathered to hear the pannist on the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANNIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PANNIST
The 7 tiles of PANNIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PANNIST
1 longer words begin with PANNIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PANNIST
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Common questions about PANNIST
- Is PANNIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANNIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANNIST worth?
- PANNIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANNIST mean?
- A musician who plays the steel pan, or steel drum, especially in a steel band.
- What letters can be added to PANNIST?
- PANNIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PANNIST:
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