STARNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. STARNING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STARNING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARNING is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARNING
No single letter turns STARNING into another word.
How STARNING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STARNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARNING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STARNING mean in Scrabble?
STARNING is the -ing form (present participle) of STARN.
Anagrams of STARNING
The 8 tiles of STARNING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STARNING
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Common questions about STARNING
- Is STARNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STARNING is not in it.
- How many points is STARNING worth?
- STARNING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARNING?
- No single letter can be added to STARNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STARNING:
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