PIRANA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PIRANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIRANA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIRANA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIRANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piranasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIRANA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIRANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does PIRANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, sharp-toothed South American freshwater fish that hunts in groups; a variant spelling of piranha.
Pirana names exactly the same fish as the far more common spelling piranha, and dictionaries list both together with a handful of rarer forms such as perai and piraya. English picked up the word from Tupi-Guarani languages by way of Portuguese, where a related term originally referred to a different fish before the name shifted onto this notorious biter. The spelling pirana turns up mainly in older or regional sources rather than everyday writing.
How PIRANA is used
Rare spelling; most writing uses piranha instead.
- The river was said to hold pirana that stripped a carcass in minutes.
- Older field guides list pirana alongside its more common spelling.
- A shoal of pirana can strip meat from bone within moments.
- Fishermen warned visitors about the pirana in the shallows.
- The museum label used the spelling pirana rather than the usual one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIRANA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIRANA
The 6 tiles of PIRANA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIRANA
1 longer words begin with PIRANA.
Shorter words from the letters in PIRANA
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Common questions about PIRANA
- Is PIRANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIRANA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIRANA worth?
- PIRANA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIRANA mean?
- A small, sharp-toothed South American freshwater fish that hunts in groups; a variant spelling of piranha.
- What letters can be added to PIRANA?
- PIRANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIRANA:
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