WANNIGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WANNIGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WANNIGAN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANNIGAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANNIGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wannigansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WANNIGAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WANNIGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WANNIGAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WANNIGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A chest or small structure used for supplies in a lumber camp.
The wannigan travelled with loggers and river drivers, holding their food and gear. The word has also been stretched to small buildings on skids that served as camp offices or cabins.
How WANNIGAN is used
Regional term from North American logging and camping.
- The cook kept flour and salt in the wannigan.
- A wannigan on runners was dragged to the new camp.
- He sat on the wannigan to eat his supper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WANNIGAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WANNIGAN
1 longer words begin with WANNIGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in WANNIGAN
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Common questions about WANNIGAN
- Is WANNIGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WANNIGAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WANNIGAN worth?
- WANNIGAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WANNIGAN mean?
- A chest or small structure used for supplies in a lumber camp.
- What letters can be added to WANNIGAN?
- WANNIGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WANNIGAN:
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