SALTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SALTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALTANT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTANT is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saltantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALTANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SALTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does SALTANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarytechnical
Leaping or dancing, or shown in a leaping position in heraldry.
Saltant is an uncommon word from Latin. In heraldry it fixes the pose of an animal, and in genetics it can name an organism that differs suddenly from its kind.
How SALTANT is used
Found in heraldry, biology and poetic writing.
- The shield showed a lion saltant on a field of blue.
- The saltant figure of a dancer was carved on the frieze.
- A saltant form of the bacterium appeared in the culture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALTANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALTANT
The 7 tiles of SALTANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALTANT
1 longer words begin with SALTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTANT
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Common questions about SALTANT
- Is SALTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTANT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTANT worth?
- SALTANT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALTANT mean?
- Leaping or dancing, or shown in a leaping position in heraldry.
- What letters can be added to SALTANT?
- SALTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SALTANT:
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