SANGUINEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SANGUINEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANGUINEOUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANGUINEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANGUINEOUS
No single letter turns SANGUINEOUS into another word.
How SANGUINEOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SANGUINEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANGUINEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANGUINEOUS
- SANGUINEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SANGUINEOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
- SANGUINEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANGUINEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to, containing or resembling blood.
Sanguineous is the clinical or literary word where ordinary speech would say bloody. It can mean blood-red in colour, or hint at bloodshed, and it should not be confused with the cheerful "sanguine".
How SANGUINEOUS is used
Formal, medical or literary; found in descriptions of fluids, colour or violence.
- The doctor noted a sanguineous discharge from the wound.
- The sanguineous sunset turned the clouds crimson.
- It was a sanguineous battle with many casualties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANGUINEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANGUINEOUS
1 longer words begin with SANGUINEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SANGUINEOUS
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Common questions about SANGUINEOUS
- Is SANGUINEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANGUINEOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANGUINEOUS worth?
- SANGUINEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANGUINEOUS mean?
- Relating to, containing or resembling blood.
- What letters can be added to SANGUINEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SANGUINEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SANGUINEOUS:
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