SCRAWNY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCRAWNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRAWNY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAWNY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAWNY
No single letter turns SCRAWNY into another word.
How SCRAWNY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCRAWNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about SCRAWNY
- SCRAWNY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCRAWNY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unattractively thin and bony.
Scrawny paints a picture of a skinny, underfed body. It is used for animals and people, and sometimes for stunted plants. The tone is unflattering, more than the neutral word thin.
How SCRAWNY is used
Scrawny is used for people, animals and plants that look thin, weak or poorly grown.
- A scrawny kitten crept out from under the porch.
- He was a scrawny boy with sharp elbows.
- The scrawny tree barely gave any shade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRAWNY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAWNY
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Common questions about SCRAWNY
- Is SCRAWNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRAWNY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRAWNY worth?
- SCRAWNY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRAWNY mean?
- Unattractively thin and bony.
- What letters can be added to SCRAWNY?
- No single letter can be added to SCRAWNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCRAWNY:
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