SAYONARA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SAYONARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAYONARA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAYONARA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAYONARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sayonarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAYONARA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAYONARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAYONARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAYONARA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A Japanese word of farewell, used in English as a jaunty way of saying goodbye.
Sayonara entered English through travel and film, and speakers often use it half jokingly. In Japanese it carries a rather final tone, suited to long partings.
How SAYONARA is used
Sayonara is used playfully in English to say goodbye, sometimes to something being rid of.
- She waved and called out, "Sayonara!"
- After the last exam it was sayonara to school.
- The song ends with a cheerful sayonara.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAYONARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAYONARA
1 longer words begin with SAYONARA.
Shorter words from the letters in SAYONARA
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Common questions about SAYONARA
- Is SAYONARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAYONARA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAYONARA worth?
- SAYONARA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAYONARA mean?
- A Japanese word of farewell, used in English as a jaunty way of saying goodbye.
- What letters can be added to SAYONARA?
- SAYONARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAYONARA:
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