SANITARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SANITARIAN 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 SANITARIAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANITARIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANITARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanitariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANITARIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SANITARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANITARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANITARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A specialist in public health who promotes or enforces clean and safe living conditions.
Nineteenth-century sanitarians campaigned for sewers and clean water after cholera outbreaks. Today the job title survives in some health departments.
How SANITARIAN is used
Sanitarian is a fairly formal word used in public health and history.
- The sanitarian inspected the kitchen for hygiene faults.
- A tireless sanitarian, she pushed the town to build a sewer.
- The county employs a sanitarian to test well water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANITARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANITARIAN
3 longer words begin with SANITARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SANITARIAN
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Common questions about SANITARIAN
- Is SANITARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANITARIAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANITARIAN worth?
- SANITARIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANITARIAN mean?
- A specialist in public health who promotes or enforces clean and safe living conditions.
- What letters can be added to SANITARIAN?
- SANITARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SANITARIAN:
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