SANDPAPERY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SANDPAPERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANDPAPERY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDPAPERY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDPAPERY
No single letter turns SANDPAPERY into another word.
How SANDPAPERY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SANDPAPERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANDPAPERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANDPAPERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Rough and scratchy to the touch, like abrasive paper.
People call things sandpapery when a surface grates slightly under the fingers, such as a cat's tongue or a dry towel. The word often describes a voice too, meaning a dry, rasping tone.
How SANDPAPERY is used
Informal descriptive word for rough textures or rasping voices.
- The cat's tongue felt sandpapery on my hand.
- He spoke in a low, sandpapery voice.
- The sandpapery bark scratched her palms.
- After the cold wind his lips were dry and sandpapery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDPAPERY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDPAPERY
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Common questions about SANDPAPERY
- Is SANDPAPERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDPAPERY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDPAPERY worth?
- SANDPAPERY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDPAPERY mean?
- Rough and scratchy to the touch, like abrasive paper.
- What letters can be added to SANDPAPERY?
- No single letter can be added to SANDPAPERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SANDPAPERY:
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