SWANPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SWANPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWANPAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANPAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swanpansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWANPAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SWANPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,853 thousand.
What does SWANPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Chinese abacus, a frame of beads used for calculating.
The swanpan was once the ordinary counting tool of Chinese shops and offices. Other spellings of the name exist, because the Chinese word was written in different ways in English.
How SWANPAN is used
Swanpan is an uncommon spelling found in older descriptions of Chinese calculation.
- The merchant moved the beads of the swanpan with great speed.
- A swanpan stood on the counter next to the ledger.
- He learned to add on a swanpan as a boy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWANPAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWANPAN
1 longer words begin with SWANPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANPAN
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Common questions about SWANPAN
- Is SWANPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWANPAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWANPAN worth?
- SWANPAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWANPAN mean?
- A Chinese abacus, a frame of beads used for calculating.
- What letters can be added to SWANPAN?
- SWANPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SWANPAN:
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