SAUNA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SAUNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAUNA?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAUNA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saunasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAUNA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does SAUNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small room or wooden building heated to a high temperature, in which people sit to sweat for relaxation, cleansing or social bathing, often followed by a cold plunge.
Sauna comes from Finnish, where the practice has been part of daily and weekly life for centuries, traditionally heated by pouring water over hot stones to produce steam. Public and home saunas have since spread far beyond Finland, appearing in gyms, spas and private houses around the world. Bathers usually sit on wooden benches at different heights, since the air is hottest near the ceiling, and many finish a sauna session with a cold shower or a swim. Regular sauna use is often promoted for relaxation and circulation, though claims about specific health benefits vary.
How SAUNA is used
A widely used everyday word, common in fitness, wellness and travel contexts.
- They ended their gym visit with twenty minutes in the sauna.
- The cabin had its own wood-fired sauna by the lake.
- She felt light-headed after staying too long in the sauna.
- A cold plunge followed their session in the sauna.
- Finnish friends invited us to a traditional sauna evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAUNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAUNA
3 longer words begin with SAUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in SAUNA
Common questions about SAUNA
- Is SAUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAUNA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAUNA worth?
- SAUNA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAUNA mean?
- A small room or wooden building heated to a high temperature, in which people sit to sweat for relaxation, cleansing or social bathing, often followed by a cold plunge.
- What letters can be added to SAUNA?
- SAUNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAUNA:
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