SAWNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAWNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWNEY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWNEY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sawneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAWNEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAWNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SAWNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalarchaic
A simpleton or fool.
Sawney is an old, mildly mocking term for a person who is silly or easily fooled, and it turns up mainly in older novels and plays. Writers used it in the same breath as words like dunce and ninny. The term has fallen out of everyday speech, though it can still appear as a deliberate period touch. It is best treated as a quaint insult rather than a serious accusation.
How SAWNEY is used
Archaic and informal; found in older literature.
- The squire called his new footman a sawney and sent him back to the stables.
- Only a sawney would pay twice for the same horse.
- He felt like a proper sawney after falling for the trick.
- The old play includes a lovesick sawney who trips over his own feet.
- Do not play the sawney when the matter is so serious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWNEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAWNEY
1 longer words begin with SAWNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWNEY
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Common questions about SAWNEY
- Is SAWNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWNEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWNEY worth?
- SAWNEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWNEY mean?
- A simpleton or fool.
- What letters can be added to SAWNEY?
- SAWNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAWNEY:
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