SAPIENS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAPIENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPIENS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPIENS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPIENS
No single letter turns SAPIENS into another word.
How SAPIENS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAPIENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What stands out about SAPIENS
- SAPIENS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 7 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 SAPIENS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or characteristic of modern humans, Homo sapiens.
In Latin the word means wise, and scientists keep it as the second half of the species name. Outside the name, sapiens turns up in scholarly talk about our own species.
How SAPIENS is used
Sapiens is rarely used on its own and normally follows the genus name Homo.
- Homo sapiens appeared in Africa about three hundred thousand years ago.
- The sapiens skull is rounder than that of a Neanderthal.
- Fossils of early sapiens were found in the cave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPIENS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAPIENS
The 7 tiles of SAPIENS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPIENS
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Common questions about SAPIENS
- Is SAPIENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPIENS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPIENS worth?
- SAPIENS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPIENS mean?
- Relating to or characteristic of modern humans, Homo sapiens.
- What letters can be added to SAPIENS?
- No single letter can be added to SAPIENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAPIENS:
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