SUNWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUNWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNWISE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNWISE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNWISE
No single letter turns SUNWISE into another word.
How SUNWISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUNWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does SUNWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
literary
In the direction of the sun's apparent movement across the sky, that is clockwise.
To go sunwise is to circle the way a clock's hands move. The word is found in folklore and old rituals where direction mattered.
How SUNWISE is used
Also an adjective; the opposite is widdershins.
- The dancers moved sunwise around the fire.
- Stir the pot sunwise, as the old recipe says.
- Walk sunwise around the stone three times.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNWISE
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Common questions about SUNWISE
- Is SUNWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNWISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNWISE worth?
- SUNWISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNWISE mean?
- In the direction of the sun's apparent movement across the sky, that is clockwise.
- What letters can be added to SUNWISE?
- No single letter can be added to SUNWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUNWISE:
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