SANIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SANIOUS 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 SANIOUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANIOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANIOUS
No single letter turns SANIOUS into another word.
How SANIOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SANIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about SANIOUS
- SANIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SANIOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Describing a thin, bloody discharge from a wound or sore.
Sanious is an old medical word linked to sanies, the foul fluid from an ulcer. It is seldom used today outside historical medical writing.
How SANIOUS is used
Rare; seen in older medical texts.
- The surgeon noted a sanious fluid seeping from the wound.
- A sanious ulcer needs careful cleaning.
- The old text described sanious matter in the sore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANIOUS
The 7 tiles of SANIOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SANIOUS
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Common questions about SANIOUS
- Is SANIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANIOUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANIOUS worth?
- SANIOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANIOUS mean?
- Describing a thin, bloody discharge from a wound or sore.
- What letters can be added to SANIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SANIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SANIOUS:
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