SANS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sansaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SANS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does SANS mean in Scrabble?
preposition
literary
Without someone or something; missing a usual accompaniment.
Sans is an old borrowing from French meaning without. Although it dropped out of everyday English speech centuries ago, it survives in set phrases and in deliberately old-fashioned or playful writing, as well as in the printing term sans serif for a typeface without small finishing strokes.
How SANS is used
Chiefly literary or humorous today; rare in ordinary conversation.
- He arrived at the meeting sans tie or jacket.
- The poem describes old age sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything.
- She went out sans umbrella despite the forecast.
- The report was submitted sans the usual cover letter.
- He walked into the party sans invitation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANS
23 longer words begin with SANS.
Words ending in SANS
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in SANS. Useful as a back hook: play SANS onto a word already on the board.
Words with SANS inside
7 words contain SANS in the middle. Words that start with SANS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SANS
Common questions about SANS
- Is SANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANS worth?
- SANS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANS mean?
- Without someone or something; missing a usual accompaniment.
- What letters can be added to SANS?
- SANS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SANS:
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