SANITARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANITARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANITARY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANITARY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANITARY
No single letter turns SANITARY into another word.
How SANITARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANITARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANITARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANITARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Connected with keeping places clean and protecting health, especially through drainage and clean water.
Sanitary covers both the public side, such as sewers and waste collection, and the household side, such as clean kitchens. It can also mean simply hygienic and free of germs.
How SANITARY is used
Sanitary is used for conditions, facilities, inspections and products related to hygiene.
- Inspectors checked the sanitary conditions of the kitchen.
- The camp lacked basic sanitary facilities.
- Sanitary engineers improved the city's drains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANITARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SANITARY
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Common questions about SANITARY
- Is SANITARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANITARY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANITARY worth?
- SANITARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANITARY mean?
- Connected with keeping places clean and protecting health, especially through drainage and clean water.
- What letters can be added to SANITARY?
- No single letter can be added to SANITARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANITARY:
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