SAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SAWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWN?
| 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 SAWN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWN
No single letter turns SAWN into another word.
How SAWN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SAWN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SAWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Describing wood or stone that has been cut into shape with a saw, typically in a lumber or building context.
Sawn timber refers to logs that have been processed into planks or beams ready for construction, as opposed to logs left in their rough, natural form. British suppliers commonly list dimensions for sawn conifer and broadleaf stock separately in their catalogs.
How SAWN is used
Common in British carpentry and construction contexts to describe processed timber.
- The yard stacked bundles of sawn timber ready for delivery.
- Sawn boards are easier to stack than rough logs.
- The old barn was built from locally sawn oak beams.
- He measured the sawn planks before loading the truck.
- Sawn stone blocks lined the entrance to the manor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAWN
The 4 tiles of SAWN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SAWN
2 longer words begin with SAWN.
Words ending in SAWN
7 words end in SAWN. Useful as a back hook: play SAWN onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWN
Common questions about SAWN
- Is SAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWN worth?
- SAWN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWN mean?
- Describing wood or stone that has been cut into shape with a saw, typically in a lumber or building context.
- What letters can be added to SAWN?
- No single letter can be added to SAWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAWN:
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