PRAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRAWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAWN?
| 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 PRAWN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prawnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAWN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does PRAWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An edible, swimming, shrimp-like crustacean with a long body, a hard segmented shell, and delicate flesh prized as seafood.
A prawn moves through open water by flicking its tail beneath it, unlike related creatures that mostly walk or scuttle along the sea floor. Cooks around the world grill, boil, batter, or curry prawns, and the word appears constantly on restaurant menus alongside dishes like prawn cocktail or prawn toast. British English generally uses prawn for what American English more often calls shrimp, though larger specimens keep the name prawn in both varieties. Markets usually sell prawns already headed or peeled, though the whole animal is common in many cuisines.
How PRAWN is used
Common in everyday and culinary English; British usage favours prawn where American usage often says shrimp instead.
- The chef tossed prawns into the sizzling wok.
- A prawn cocktail opened the traditional British dinner menu.
- Fishermen hauled in a net heavy with prawns.
- She peeled each prawn before adding it to the salad.
- The market stall sold prawns fresh off the morning boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAWN
5 longer words begin with PRAWN.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAWN
Common questions about PRAWN
- Is PRAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAWN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAWN worth?
- PRAWN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAWN mean?
- An edible, swimming, shrimp-like crustacean with a long body, a hard segmented shell, and delicate flesh prized as seafood.
- What letters can be added to PRAWN?
- PRAWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRAWN:
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