SANSERIF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANSERIF 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 SANSERIF?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANSERIF is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANSERIF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanserifsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANSERIF scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANSERIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANSERIF has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANSERIF
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANSERIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A style of lettering whose characters have no small finishing strokes at their ends.
Sanserif is a spelling of the typographers' term for plain, clean letterforms, found in headlines and screens. It sits opposite the traditional faces with little feet and flourishes.
How SANSERIF is used
Sanserif is a variant spelling used in design and printing, and often as an adjective before "font".
- The poster used a bold sanserif for the title.
- Many websites prefer a sanserif for body text.
- A clean sanserif looks modern on a small screen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANSERIF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANSERIF
The 8 tiles of SANSERIF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SANSERIF
1 longer words begin with SANSERIF.
Shorter words from the letters in SANSERIF
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Common questions about SANSERIF
- Is SANSERIF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANSERIF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANSERIF worth?
- SANSERIF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANSERIF mean?
- A style of lettering whose characters have no small finishing strokes at their ends.
- What letters can be added to SANSERIF?
- SANSERIF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANSERIF:
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