SARRASINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. SARRASINS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SARRASINS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARRASINS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARRASINS
No single letter turns SARRASINS into another word.
How SARRASINS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SARRASINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARRASINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SARRASINS
- SARRASINS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SARRASINS
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Common questions about SARRASINS
- Is SARRASINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SARRASINS is not in it.
- How many points is SARRASINS worth?
- SARRASINS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SARRASINS?
- No single letter can be added to SARRASINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SARRASINS:
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