SAWYER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAWYER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWYER?
| 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 SAWYER 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 SAWYER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sawyersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAWYER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAWYER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SAWYER
- The same 6 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 SAWYER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose job is cutting logs into planks and boards.
In the days before large mills, a sawyer often worked with a partner, one standing above a log on a frame and the other in a pit below, drawing a long saw between them. The trade gave rise to a common family name. The word also names a longhorn beetle whose larvae chew audibly through dead or dying pine, and in river country it describes a fallen tree stuck in the current that bobs up and down. Mark Twain's young hero Tom Sawyer carries the surname far beyond the lumber trade.
How SAWYER is used
The trade sense is mostly historical or regional; the surname is far more familiar.
- The sawyer marked the log with chalk before the first cut.
- A skilled sawyer could turn one oak into dozens of planks.
- The village sawyer worked by the river all through the autumn.
- A sawyer in the stream snagged the canoe and tipped it over.
- You could hear the sawyer beetle gnawing inside the felled pine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWYER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAWYER
The 6 tiles of SAWYER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAWYER
1 longer words begin with SAWYER.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWYER
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Common questions about SAWYER
- Is SAWYER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWYER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWYER worth?
- SAWYER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWYER mean?
- A person whose job is cutting logs into planks and boards.
- What letters can be added to SAWYER?
- SAWYER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAWYER:
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