PAWNEE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAWNEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWNEE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWNEE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWNEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawneesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWNEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAWNEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does PAWNEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalrare
A person who receives an item as security for a loan, as the holder of a pledge.
A pawnee is the other side of a pawn deal: the lender who keeps your watch or ring until you repay the money. The word is rare outside law and finance, and it pairs with pawnor, the person who hands the item over. Only the lower-case sense is described here.
How PAWNEE is used
Legal and formal; rare in ordinary speech.
- The pawnee kept the watch until the debt was cleared.
- Under the contract the pawnee must take care of the goods.
- A pawnee who sells the pledge too early may face a claim.
- The pawnee gave the borrower a ticket as proof.
- Both the pawnor and the pawnee signed the form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWNEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWNEE
1 longer words begin with PAWNEE.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWNEE
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Common questions about PAWNEE
- Is PAWNEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWNEE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWNEE worth?
- PAWNEE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWNEE mean?
- A person who receives an item as security for a loan, as the holder of a pledge.
- What letters can be added to PAWNEE?
- PAWNEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAWNEE:
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