SAURIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SAURIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAURIAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAURIAN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAURIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sauriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAURIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAURIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about SAURIAN
- 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 SAURIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A lizard or lizard-like reptile, especially a large extinct one such as a dinosaur.
Saurian is a scientific word from the Greek for lizard. Older classifications used it broadly for crocodiles and dinosaurs as well as true lizards.
How SAURIAN is used
Used in zoology and in descriptive or literary writing.
- The museum displayed the skeleton of a huge saurian.
- A saurian basked on the warm rock.
- Fossil hunters uncovered a saurian from the Jurassic period.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAURIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAURIAN
The 7 tiles of SAURIAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAURIAN
1 longer words begin with SAURIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SAURIAN
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Common questions about SAURIAN
- Is SAURIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAURIAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAURIAN worth?
- SAURIAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAURIAN mean?
- A lizard or lizard-like reptile, especially a large extinct one such as a dinosaur.
- What letters can be added to SAURIAN?
- SAURIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAURIAN:
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