PAWNOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAWNOR 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 PAWNOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWNOR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWNOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawnorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWNOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAWNOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does PAWNOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalrare
A person who hands over an item to a lender as security for borrowed money.
In a pawnbroking deal there are two parties, and the pawnor is the one in need of cash who leaves something valuable behind. The term is mostly legal: it appears in statutes about pledges and in older texts on lending. The spelling pawner is an alternative, though pawnor suits formal writing better. The lender in the same deal is called the pawnee.
How PAWNOR is used
Legal and formal; rare in everyday speech.
- The pawnor left a gold ring as security for the loan.
- If the pawnor fails to repay, the pledge may be sold.
- The law protects the pawnor from unfair sale of goods.
- A receipt was given to the pawnor at the counter.
- Each pawnor had three months to redeem the item.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWNOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWNOR
1 longer words begin with PAWNOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWNOR
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Common questions about PAWNOR
- Is PAWNOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWNOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWNOR worth?
- PAWNOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWNOR mean?
- A person who hands over an item to a lender as security for borrowed money.
- What letters can be added to PAWNOR?
- PAWNOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAWNOR:
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