STANNARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STANNARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STANNARY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANNARY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANNARY
No single letter turns STANNARY into another word.
How STANNARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STANNARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STANNARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STANNARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A district or place where tin is mined or worked, especially in Cornwall and Devon.
The stannaries of south-west England had their own courts and laws that governed the tin trade. Historians use stannary for these mining areas, and as an adjective for things that belonged to them.
How STANNARY is used
Stannary is chiefly historical and tied to Cornish and Devon tin mining.
- The stannary kept its own court for disputes among miners.
- Tin from the Cornish stannary was shipped across Europe.
- A stannary town received the right to weigh and stamp tin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STANNARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STANNARY
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Common questions about STANNARY
- Is STANNARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANNARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANNARY worth?
- STANNARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STANNARY mean?
- A district or place where tin is mined or worked, especially in Cornwall and Devon.
- What letters can be added to STANNARY?
- No single letter can be added to STANNARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STANNARY:
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