SANNYASI is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANNYASI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANNYASI?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANNYASI is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANNYASI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANNYASI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANNYASI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANNYASI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANNYASI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Hindu who has given up worldly possessions to live as a wandering holy man.
Sannyasi names the last of the traditional stages of life in Hindu thought, when a person withdraws from family and property to seek spiritual liberation. Such a person wears simple robes and relies on alms.
How SANNYASI is used
Sannyasi appears in writing about Indian religion, travel and philosophy.
- The sannyasi walked from village to village with a staff.
- A sannyasi owns little more than a robe and a bowl.
- Pilgrims sought the blessing of the old sannyasi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANNYASI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANNYASI
3 longer words begin with SANNYASI.
Shorter words from the letters in SANNYASI
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Common questions about SANNYASI
- Is SANNYASI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANNYASI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANNYASI worth?
- SANNYASI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANNYASI mean?
- A Hindu who has given up worldly possessions to live as a wandering holy man.
- What letters can be added to SANNYASI?
- SANNYASI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANNYASI:
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